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Ectoedemia quinquella

Synonyms: Dechtiria quinquella; Microsetia quinquella (homotypic); Nepticula quinquella; Stigmella quinquella; Trifurcula quinquella

Wikipedia Abstract

Ectoedemia quinquella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Great Britain and France to Italy, Bulgaria and Greece. The wingspan is 4.2-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in the second half of June and early July. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contorted corridor. There are often multiple mines in a single leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. \n* 3rd instar larva on Quercus robur \n* Male genitalia \n* Female genitalia
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Breckland 18652 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak)[1]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0