''Ectoedemia'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Nepticulidae Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, incl ...

. It consists of the subgenera ''Ectoedemia'', ''Etainia'', ''Fomoria'' and ''Zimmermannia''. This genus was established by

August Busck Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...

in 1907.

Species

Note that some species have multiple entries, since they are found in different regions.

Species found in Africa

Species found in Australia

*'' Ectoedemia hadronycha'' Hoare, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia pelops'' Hoare, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia squamibunda'' Hoare, 2000

Species found in the Indo-Malayan ecozone

*'' Ectoedemia festivitatis'' van Nieukerken, 2008 *'' Ectoedemia glycystrota'' (Meyrick, 1928) *'' Ectoedemia sporadopa'' (Meyrick, 1911)

Species found in North and South America

The following species are found in North America: *'' Ectoedemia acanthella'' Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia andrella'' Wilkinson, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia anguinella'' (Clemens, 1864) *'' Ectoedemia argyropeza'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia canutus'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *'' Ectoedemia castaneae'' Busck, 1913 - American chestnut moth *'' Ectoedemia chlorantis'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Ectoedemia clemensella'' (Chambers, 1873) *'' Ectoedemia coruscella'' Wilkinson, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia grandisella'' (Chambers, 1878) *'' Ectoedemia heinrichi'' Busck, 1914 *'' Ectoedemia helenella'' Wilkinson, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia hypericella'' (Braun, 1925) *'' Ectoedemia marmaropa'' (Braun, 1925) *'' Ectoedemia mesoloba'' Davis, 1978 *'' Ectoedemia minimella'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella'' (Chambers, 1880) *'' Ectoedemia obrutella'' (Zeller, 1873) *'' Ectoedemia ochrefasciella'' (Chambers, 1873) - hard maple budminer moth *'' Ectoedemia phleophaga'' Busck, 1914 - phleophagan chestnut moth *'' Ectoedemia piperella'' Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia platanella'' (Clemens, 1861) - sycamore leaf blotch miner *'' Ectoedemia platea'' (Clemens, 1861) *'' Ectoedemia populella'' Busck, 1907 *'' Ectoedemia pteliaeella'' (Chambers, 1880) *'' Ectoedemia quadrinotata'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Ectoedemia reneella'' Wilkinson, 1981 *'' Ectoedemia rubifoliella'' (Clemens, 1860) *'' Ectoedemia sericopeza'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia similella'' (Braun, 1917) *'' Ectoedemia trinotata'' (Braun, 1914) *'' Ectoedemia ulmella'' (Braun, 1912) *'' Ectoedemia virgulae'' (Braun, 1927) *'' Ectoedemia weaveri'' (Stainton, 1855) The following species are found in South America, but not in North America: *'' Ectoedemia diskusi'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia fuscivittata'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia molybditis'' (Zeller, 1877) *'' Ectoedemia repanda'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *'' Ectoedemia tabulosa'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002

Species found in the Palearctic ecozone

The following species are found in Europe: *'' Ectoedemia aegaeica'' Z. & A. Lastuvka & Johansson, 1998 *'' Ectoedemia aegilopidella'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Ectoedemia agrimoniae'' (Frey, 1858) *'' Ectoedemia albibimaculella'' (Larsen, 1927) *'' Ectoedemia albifasciella'' (Heinemann, 1871) *'' Ectoedemia algeriensis'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia alnifoliae'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia amani'' Svensson, 1966 *'' Ectoedemia andalusiae'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia angulifasciella'' (Stainton, 1849) *'' Ectoedemia arcuatella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) *'' Ectoedemia argyropeza'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia atricollis'' (Stainton, 1857) *'' Ectoedemia atrifrontella'' (Stainton, 1851) *'' Ectoedemia caradjai'' (Groschke, 1944) *'' Ectoedemia cerris'' (Zimmermann, 1944) *'' Ectoedemia contorta'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia coscoja'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *'' Ectoedemia decentella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) *'' Ectoedemia deschkai'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Ectoedemia empetrifolii'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia eriki'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000 *'' Ectoedemia erythrogenella'' (de Joannis, 1908) *'' Ectoedemia euphorbiella'' (Stainton, 1869) *'' Ectoedemia gilvipennella'' (Klimesch, 1946) *'' Ectoedemia groschkei'' (Skala, 1943) *'' Ectoedemia hannoverella'' (Glitz, 1872) *'' Ectoedemia haraldi'' (Soffner, 1942) *'' Ectoedemia heckfordi'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *'' Ectoedemia hendrikseni'' A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009 *'' Ectoedemia heringella'' (Mariani, 1939) *'' Ectoedemia heringi'' (Toll, 1934) *'' Ectoedemia hexapetalae'' (Szocs, 1957) *'' Ectoedemia hispanica'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia ilicis'' (Mendes, 1910) *''

Ectoedemia intimella ''Ectoedemia intimella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is found in Europe. It flies in June and July and the larva mine the leaves of willows (''Salix'' species) from July to November. Description The wingspan is 5.3 to 6.8 m ...

'' (Zeller, 1848) *'' Ectoedemia jubae'' (Walsingham, 1908) *'' Ectoedemia klimeschi'' (Skala, 1933) *'' Ectoedemia leucothorax'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia liebwerdella'' Zimmermann, 1940 *'' Ectoedemia liechtensteini'' (Zimmermann, 1944) *'' Ectoedemia liguricella'' Klimesch, 1953 *'' Ectoedemia longicaudella'' Klimesch, 1953 *'' Ectoedemia louisella'' (Sircom, 1849) *'' Ectoedemia luisae'' (Klimesch, 1978) *'' Ectoedemia mahalebella'' (Klimesch, 1936) *'' Ectoedemia minimella'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia monemvasiae'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *'' Ectoedemia nigrifasciata'' (Walsingham, 1908) *'' Ectoedemia obtusa'' (Puplesis & Diskus, 1996) *'' Ectoedemia occultella'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Ectoedemia phaeolepis'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *'' Ectoedemia phyllotomella'' (Klimesch, 1946) *'' Ectoedemia preisseckeri'' (Klimesch, 1941) *'' Ectoedemia pseudoilicis'' Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 *'' Ectoedemia pubescivora'' (Weber, 1937) *'' Ectoedemia quinquella'' (Bedell, 1848) *'' Ectoedemia reichli'' Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 *'' Ectoedemia rosae'' Van Nieukerken, 2011 *'' Ectoedemia rubivora'' (Wocke, 1860) *'' Ectoedemia rufifrontella'' (Caradja, 1920) *'' Ectoedemia septembrella'' (Stainton, 1849) *'' Ectoedemia sericopeza'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Ectoedemia similigena'' Puplesis, 1994 *'' Ectoedemia spinosella'' (de Joannis, 1908) *'' Ectoedemia spiraeae'' Gregor & Povolny, 1983 *'' Ectoedemia subbimaculella'' (Haworth, 1828) *'' Ectoedemia suberis'' (Stainton, 1869) *'' Ectoedemia terebinthivora'' (Klimesch, 1975) *'' Ectoedemia turbidella'' (Zeller, 1848) *'' Ectoedemia variicapitella'' (Chretien, 1908) *'' Ectoedemia vincamajorella'' (Hartig, 1964) *'' Ectoedemia viridissimella'' (Caradja, 1920) *''Ectoedemia vivesi'' A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009 *'' Ectoedemia weaveri'' (Stainton, 1855) The following species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in Europe: *''Ectoedemia admiranda'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia albida'' Puplesis, 1994 *''Ectoedemia aligera'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia arisi'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia asiatica'' Puplesis, 1988 *''Ectoedemia biarmata'' (Puplesis, 1994) *''Ectoedemia capesella'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''Ectoedemia cerviparadisicola'' Sato, 2012 *''Ectoedemia chasanella'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia christopheri'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia degeeri'' van Nieukerken, 2008 *''Ectoedemia ermolaevi'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia flavimacula'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''Ectoedemia hypericifolia'' (Kuroko, 1982) *''Ectoedemia ingloria'' Puplesis, 1988 *''Ectoedemia insignata'' Puplesis, 1988 *''Ectoedemia insularis'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia ivinskisi'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia lacrimulae'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''Ectoedemia leptognathos'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''Ectoedemia maculata'' Puplesis, 1987 *''Ectoedemia nuristanica'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''Ectoedemia olvina'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia ornatella'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia ortiva'' Rocienė & Stonis, 2013 *''Ectoedemia permira'' (Puplesis, 1984) *''Ectoedemia peterseni'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''Ectoedemia petrosa'' Puplesis, 1988 *''Ectoedemia philipi'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia picturata'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia pilosae'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia rosiphila'' Puplesis, 1992 *''Ectoedemia sabina'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''Ectoedemia scoblei'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia sinevi'' Puplesis, 1985 *''Ectoedemia sivickisi'' Puplesis, 1984 *''Ectoedemia tadshikiella'' Puplesis, 1988 *''Ectoedemia tigrinella'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''Ectoedemia trifasciata'' (Matsumura, 1931)

External links

Fauna Europaea''Ectoedemia'' images
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
North American Moths – Pre-tortricid Micros at ''Moth Photographers Group''
Mississippi State University.
The Nepticuloidea and Tisherioidea: Strategic Regional Revisions with a Global ReviewEctoedemia at Australian Faunal Directory

References

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