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Species Ectoedemia ulmella - Hodges#0049

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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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