Ectoedemia argyropeza

Ectoedemia argyropeza is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America. In Russia, it is found in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaluga, Tatarstan and Kaliningrad. It is also known from north-eastern China.

Mined leaf of Populus tremula
Larva

Ectoedemia argyropeza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Ectoedemia
Species:
E. argyropeza
Binomial name
Ectoedemia argyropeza
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Lyonetia argyropeza Zeller, 1839
  • Nepticula apicella Stainton, 1854
  • Nepticula argyropezella Doubleday, 1859
  • Ectoedemia downesi Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979
  • Nepticula simplicella Heinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula turbulentella Wocke, 1861

The wingspan is 7 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow with a whitish collar. The antennal eyecaps are also whitish. Forewings dark fuscous ; a small costal spot before middle, and a larger dorsal spot before the tornus whitish ; outer half of cilia whitish. Hindwings grey.[1]

Adults are on wing from May to June. It is a parthenogenetic species, with males being extremely rare.

The larvae feed on Populus tremula and Populus tremuloides (ssp. downesi). They mine the leaves of their host plant. It first bores in the petiole, resulting in a swelling. When the larva reaches the leaf disc, it makes an elongate blotch between the midrib and the first lateral vein. The frass is concentrated in two stripes parallel to the sides of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

Subspecies
  • Ectoedemia argyropeza argyropeza
  • Ectoedemia argyropeza downesi Wilkinson and Scoble, 1979 (North America)

References
  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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