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Species Zimmermannia bosquella - Hodges#0055

Unidentified Moth ??? - Zimmermannia bosquella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Nepticuloidea (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)

Family Nepticulidae

Genus Zimmermannia

Species bosquella (Zimmermannia bosquella - Hodges#0055)

Hodges Number

0055

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Nepticula bosquella Chambers, 1878

Ectoedemia castaneae Busck, 1913

Ectoedemia heinrichi Busck, 1914

Ectoedemia helenella Wilkinson, 1981

Ectoedemia obrutella sensu Wilkinson & Newton, 1981

Identification

Genitalia:

♀

♂

Food

Larvae mine in oak bark; once reared from twig galls on chestnut

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 1 November, 2016 - 10:40am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 25 February, 2024 - 1:27pm

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