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Species Ectoedemia ulmella - Hodges#0049

Representative Images

Elm Leafminer ID Request - Ectoedemia ulmella elm leaf miner - Ectoedemia ulmella St. Andrews leaf miner on Ulmus rubra SA692 2016 1 - Ectoedemia ulmella St. Andrews leaf miner on Ulmus rubra SA692 2016 6 - Ectoedemia ulmella St. Andrews leaf miner on Ulmus rubra SA693 2016 1 - Ectoedemia ulmella Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Ulmus alata D1088 2018 4 - Ectoedemia ulmella Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Ulmus alata D1088 Ectoedemia maybe 2018 12 - Ectoedemia ulmella Blotch mine? on American Elm - Ectoedemia ulmella
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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 Ectoedemia
No Taxon (angulifasciella group)
Species ulmella (Ectoedemia ulmella - Hodges#0049)

Hodges Number

0049

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ectoedemia ulmella (Braun, 1912)
Nepticula ulmella Braun, 1912 (1)
* phylogenetic sequence #001325

Explanation of Names

Named for the host plant genus (Ulmus).

Size

Wingspan 4-4.5 mm. (1)

Food

Larvae mine the leaves of elm, including Ulmus rubra. (1)

Print References

Braun, A.F. 1912. Notes on the North American species of Nepticula, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera). The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 21(3): 87-88 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.Notes on the North American species of Nepticula, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera).
Annette F. Braun. 1912. The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 21(3): 84-101.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 July, 2012 - 8:32am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 October, 2013 - 6:56pm

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