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Ectoedemia spinosella

Synonyms: Dechtiria spinosella; Ectoedemia albiformae (heterotypic); Nepticula spinosella (homotypic); Stigmella spinosella; Trifurcula spinosella

Wikipedia Abstract

Ectoedemia spinosella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in southern Europe, reaching in the north to the southern part of Great Britain, the Netherlands, central Germany and Poland. It has also been recorded from the Crimea, the Caucasus and the European part of the former Soviet Union. It is common in western Turkmenistan. The wingspan is 3.2-4.9 mm for males and 3.4–5 mm for females. Adults are on wing in August and October. \n* Male genitalia
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Prey / Diet

Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum)[1]
Prunus domestica (plum)[1]
Prunus dulcis (Almond)[1]
Prunus fruticosa (European dwarf cherry)[1]
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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