''Ectoedemia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Nepticulidae Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, incl ...

. It consists of the subgenera ''Ectoedemia'', ''Etainia'', ''Fomoria'' and ''Zimmermannia''. This genus was established by

August Busck Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...

in 1907.

Species

Note that some species have multiple entries, since they are found in different regions.

Species found in Africa

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Ectoedemia alexandria ''Ectoedemia alexandria'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). The larvae feed on ''Scutia myrtina ''Scutia myrtina'' is a species ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia bicarina ''Ectoedemia bicarina'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bo ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia capensis ''Ectoedemia capensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia commiphorella ''Ectoedemia commiphorella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ...

'' Scoble, 1978 *''

Ectoedemia craspedota ''Ectoedemia craspedota'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1963. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). The larvae feed on ''Maytenus undata ''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western G ...

'' (Vári, 1963) *''

Ectoedemia crispae ''Ectoedemia crispae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described in Pretoria). The larvae feed on ''Euclea crispa ''Euclea crispa'',''crispa'' = "curled", refer ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia crypsixantha ''Ectoedemia crypsixantha'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as th ...

'' (Meyrick, 1918) *''

Ectoedemia denticulata ''Ectoedemia denticulata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It i ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia digitata ''Ectoedemia digitata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia expeditionis ''Ectoedemia expeditionis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2004. It is known from Namibia. References Nepticulidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 2004 {{Ectoedemia-stub ...

'' Mey, 2004 *''

Ectoedemia furcella ''Ectoedemia furcella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia fuscata ''Ectoedemia fuscata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is known from Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its w ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *''

Ectoedemia gambiana ''Ectoedemia gambiana'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1972. It is known from Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West ...

'' (Gustafsson, 1972) *''

Ectoedemia grandinosa ''Ectoedemia grandinosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''

Ectoedemia guerkiae ''Ectoedemia guerkiae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia gymnosporiae ''Ectoedemia gymnosporiae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria). The larvae feed on ''Maytenus heterophylla ''Gymnosporia heterophylla'', ...

'' (Vári, 1955) *''

Ectoedemia hobohmi ''Ectoedemia hobohmi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse Dr Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse, also known as Antonius Johannes Theodorus Janse and by other orthographic variations, wa ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *''

Ectoedemia incisaevora ''Ectoedemia incisaevora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It i ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia indicaevora ''Ectoedemia indicaevora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on ''Flacourtia indica ''Flacourtia indica'' ( syn. ''Flacourtia ramontchi''), known commonly ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia insulata ''Ectoedemia insulata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''

Ectoedemia jupiteri ''Ectoedemia jupiteri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Transvaal). References Endemic moths of South Africa Nepticulidae Moths of Africa ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia kharuxabi ''Ectoedemia kharuxabi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2004. It is known from Namibia. References Nepticulidae Moths of Africa {{Ectoedemia-stub ...

'' Mey, 2004 *''

Ectoedemia knysnaensis ''Ectoedemia knysnaensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). References Endemic moths of South Africa Nepticulidae Moths ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia kowynensis ''Ectoedemia kowynensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Kowyn's Pass in Transvaal). The larvae feed on ''Maytenus peduncularis ''Maytenus'' ' ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia krugerensis ''Ectoedemia krugerensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Kruger National Park). References Endemic moths of South Africa Nepticulidae ...

'' (Scoble, 1983) *''

Ectoedemia leptodictyae ''Ectoedemia leptodictyae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat o ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia limburgensis ''Ectoedemia limburgensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia lucidae ''Ectoedemia lucidae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bo ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia macrochaeta ''Ectoedemia macrochaeta'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the ...

'' (Meyrick, 1921) *''

Ectoedemia malelanensis ''Ectoedemia malelanensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia maritima ''Ectoedemia maritima'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). The larvae feed on ''Diospyros villosa ''Diospyros'' is a genus of ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia mauni ''Ectoedemia mauni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1979. It is known from Botswana. The larvae feed on ''Commiphora africana ''Commiphora africana'', commonly called African myrrh, is a small deciduous ...

'' Scoble, 1979 *''

Ectoedemia myrtinaecola ''Ectoedemia myrtinaecola'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia nigricapitella ''Ectoedemia nigricapitella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is known from Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *''

Ectoedemia nigrimacula ''Ectoedemia nigrimacula'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its ...

'' (Janse, 1948) *''

Ectoedemia nigrisquama ''Ectoedemia nigrisquama'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It i ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia nylstroomensis ''Ectoedemia nylstroomensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. I ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia oleivora ''Ectoedemia oleivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria). The larvae feed on ''Olea chrysophylla ''Olea europaea'' subsp. ''cuspidata'' is ...

'' (Vári, 1955) *''

Ectoedemia pappeivora ''Ectoedemia pappeivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1963. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' (Vári, 1963) *''

Ectoedemia portensis ''Ectoedemia portensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia primaria ''Ectoedemia primaria'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. I ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''

Ectoedemia psarodes ''Ectoedemia psarodes'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1963. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bo ...

'' (Vári, 1963) *''

Ectoedemia rhabdophora ''Ectoedemia rhabdophora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Natal). The larvae feed on ''Maytenus heterophylla ''Gymnosporia heterophylla'', the c ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia royenicola ''Ectoedemia royenicola'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' (Vári, 1955) *''

Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis ''Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South S ...

'' (Bradley, 1965) *''

Ectoedemia scabridae ''Ectoedemia scabridae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia scobleella ''Ectoedemia scobleella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Joël Minet in 2004. It is known from Madagascar. References

Nepticulidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 2004 {{Ectoedemia-stub ...

'' Minet, 2004 *''

Ectoedemia simiicola ''Ectoedemia simiicola'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province). The larvae feed on ''Diospyros dichrophylla ''Diospyros dichrophylla ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia stimulata ''Ectoedemia stimulata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) *''

Ectoedemia subnitescens ''Ectoedemia subnitescens'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaa ...

'' (Meyrick, 1937) *''

Ectoedemia tecomariae ''Ectoedemia tecomariae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Cape Town). The larvae feed on ''Tecomaria capensis ''Tecomaria capensis'', the Cape hone ...

'' (Vári, 1955) *''

Ectoedemia tersiusi ''Ectoedemia tersiusi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2004. It is known from Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the ...

'' Mey, 2004 *''

Ectoedemia thermae ''Ectoedemia thermae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bo ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia uisebi ''Ectoedemia uisebi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 2004. It is known from Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the At ...

'' Mey, 2004 *''

Ectoedemia umdoniella ''Ectoedemia umdoniella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia undatae ''Ectoedemia undatae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bo ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia vannifera ''Ectoedemia vannifera'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the s ...

'' (Meyrick, 1914) *''

Ectoedemia wilkinsoni ''Ectoedemia wilkinsoni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is ...

'' Scoble, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia zimbabwiensis ''Ectoedemia zimbabwiensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, bet ...

'' (Scoble, 1983)

Species found in Australia

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Ectoedemia hadronycha ''Ectoedemia hadronycha'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and belongs to the ''Fomoria'' subgenus of ''Ectoedemia''. It is endemic to Australia, where it is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland. The larvae feed on ''Capparis a ...

'' Hoare, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia pelops ''Ectoedemia pelops'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found near the Murray–Darling basin in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in Aust ...

'' Hoare, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia squamibunda ''Ectoedemia squamibunda'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. The larvae feed on ''Capparis arborea ''Capparis arborea'' is a bush or small tree occurring in eastern Aus ...

'' Hoare, 2000

Species found in the Indo-Malayan ecozone

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Ectoedemia festivitatis ''Ectoedemia festivitatis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Nepal, China (Yunnan) and northern Vietnam ( Fan Si Pan). It is probably more widespread in south-eastern Asia. The habitat consists of secondary or degraded fore ...

'' van Nieukerken, 2008 *''

Ectoedemia glycystrota ''Ectoedemia glycystrota'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is known from Bombay, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seven ...

'' (Meyrick, 1928) *''

Ectoedemia sporadopa ''Ectoedemia sporadopa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is known from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911)

Species found in North and South America

The following species are found in North America: *''

Ectoedemia acanthella ''Ectoedemia acanthella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson and Newton in 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2018. It is known from New Jersey. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is ...

'' Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia andrella ''Ectoedemia andrella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. It is known from Maine. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other w ...

'' Wilkinson, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia anguinella ''Ectoedemia anguinella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1864. It was described from the US state of Kentucky. External links"160098 – 0107 – ''Ectoedemia anguinella'' – (Clemens, ...

'' (Clemens, 1864) *''

Ectoedemia argyropeza ''Ectoedemia argyropeza '' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution. Description The wingspan is 7 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow with a whitish collar. The antennal eyecaps are also ...

'' (Zeller, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia canutus The balsam poplar petiole miner (''Ectoedemia canutus'') is a moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. T ...

'' Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 *''

Ectoedemia castaneae ''Zimmermannia bosquella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky in the United States. It is now classified as conspecific with the American chestnut moth, which was formerly considered as extinct. De ...

'' Busck, 1913 - American chestnut moth *''

Ectoedemia chlorantis ''Ectoedemia chlorantis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. Retrieved April 20, 2018. It is known from Ontario. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dis ...

'' Meyrick, 1908 *''

Ectoedemia clemensella ''Ectoedemia clemensella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, and Ohio. The wingspan is 4.5-5.2 mm. There are three generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Platanus o ...

'' (Chambers, 1873) *''

Ectoedemia coruscella ''Ectoedemia coruscella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2018. It is known from Illinois. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance ...

'' Wilkinson, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia grandisella ''Ectoedemia grandisella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. ...

'' (Chambers, 1878) *''

Ectoedemia heinrichi ''Zimmermannia bosquella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky in the United States. It is now classified as conspecific with the American chestnut moth, which was formerly considered as extinct. De ...

'' Busck, 1914 *''

Ectoedemia helenella ''Zimmermannia bosquella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky in the United States. It is now classified as conspecific with the American chestnut moth, which was formerly considered as extinct. De ...

'' Wilkinson, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia hypericella ''Ectoedemia hypericella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925. It is known from North America, including Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern re ...

'' (Braun, 1925) *''

Ectoedemia marmaropa ''Ectoedemia marmaropa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925. It is known from North America, including Utah, Wyoming, Ohio, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and California. The wingsp ...

'' (Braun, 1925) *''

Ectoedemia mesoloba ''Ectoedemia mesoloba'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest ...

'' Davis, 1978 *''

Ectoedemia minimella ''Ectoedemia minimella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic. The wingspan is 5-6 mm. The head hair and collar are black, the eyecups white. The antennae are grey and about half the forewing length. ...

'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella ''Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina in the United States. The wingspan is 4.5–6 mm. There are two or three generations per year. The larvae of the first gen ...

'' (Chambers, 1880) *''

Ectoedemia obrutella ''Zimmermannia bosquella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky in the United States. It is now classified as conspecific with the American chestnut moth, which was formerly considered as extinct. De ...

'' (Zeller, 1873) *''

Ectoedemia ochrefasciella ''Ectoedemia ochrefasciella'', the hard maple budminer moth, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America, including Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird ...

'' (Chambers, 1873) - hard maple budminer moth *''

Ectoedemia phleophaga The phleophagan chestnut moth (''Ectoedemia phleophaga'') was a species of moth in the family Nepticulidae. It was endemic to the United States, where it was known from Virginia. Description The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults were on wing du ...

'' Busck, 1914 - phleophagan chestnut moth *''

Ectoedemia piperella ''Ectoedemia piperella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson and Newton in 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2018. It is known from Arkansas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is th ...

'' Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia platanella ''Ectoedemia platanella'', the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States. The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm. The larvae feed on ''Platanus ''Platanus'' is a ge ...

'' (Clemens, 1861) - sycamore leaf blotch miner *''

Ectoedemia platea ''Ectoedemia platea'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is known from North America. It was described from a larva feeding on '' Quercus'' species, and might be just a synonym, pro ...

'' (Clemens, 1861) *''

Ectoedemia populella The poplar petiole gall moth (''Ectoedemia populella'') is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. It was first described by Danish-American entomologist August Busck in 1907. T ...

'' Busck, 1907 *''

Ectoedemia pteliaeella ''Fomoria pteliaeella '' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky and Ohio in the United States. The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm. There are two generations per year. Larvae may be collected in July and in August and Septembe ...

'' (Chambers, 1880) *''

Ectoedemia quadrinotata ''Ectoedemia quadrinotata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. The known range of this species includes Ohio and Kentucky in the United States, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada. This species was first described by American entomolog ...

'' (Braun, 1917) *''

Ectoedemia reneella ''Ectoedemia reneella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2018. It is known from Florida. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance fr ...

'' Wilkinson, 1981 *''

Ectoedemia rubifoliella ''Ectoedemia rubifoliella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is indigenous to southeastern Canada and the US states of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Its wingspan is about 4 mm. The larvae feed by mining the l ...

'' (Clemens, 1860) *''

Ectoedemia sericopeza ''Ectoedemia sericopeza'', the Norway maple seedminer, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae, found in Europe and North America. It was described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. Description The wingspan is 6–9&nb ...

'' (Zeller, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia similella ''Ectoedemia similella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found primarily in eastern North America. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For e ...

'' (Braun, 1917) *''

Ectoedemia trinotata ''Ectoedemia trinotata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 4.5–5 mm. There are two generations per year, the mines of the first appearing during the early part of July and those ...

'' (Braun, 1914) *''

Ectoedemia ulmella ''Ectoedemia ulmella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky and Pennsylvania in the United States. The wingspan is 4–5 mm. There are two generations per year. Mature larvae are found in July and in September. T ...

'' (Braun, 1912) *''

Ectoedemia virgulae ''Ectoedemia virgulae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is known from the United States including Ohio, Maryland and Florida, and in Canada from Ontario and Quebec. The larvae feed on ...

'' (Braun, 1927) *''

Ectoedemia weaveri ''Ectoedemia weaveri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Great Britain through Russia (Baikal, Chita, Yakutia and Magadan regions in eastern Siberia) to H ...

'' (Stainton, 1855) The following species are found in South America, but not in North America: *''

Ectoedemia diskusi ''Ectoedemia diskusi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Robinson in 2000. It is known from Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Cent ...

'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia fuscivittata ''Ectoedemia fuscivittata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from rainforests in Belize and Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...

'' Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia molybditis ''Ectoedemia molybditis'' is a moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxim ...

'' (Zeller, 1877) *''

Ectoedemia repanda ''Ectoedemia repanda'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the lowland Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 *''

Ectoedemia tabulosa ''Ectoedemia tabulosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the lowland Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 2002

Species found in the Palearctic ecozone

The following species are found in Europe: *''

Ectoedemia aegaeica ''Ectoedemia aegaeica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to mainland Greece and Rhodes. The larvae feed on ''Vitex agnus-castus ''Vitex agnus-castus'', also called vitex, chaste tree (or chastetree), chasteberry, Abraham' ...

'' Z. & A. Lastuvka & Johansson, 1998 *''

Ectoedemia aegilopidella ''Ectoedemia aegilopidella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to mainland Greece and Rhodes. The wingspan is 3.8-4.2 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Querc ...

'' (Klimesch, 1978) *''

Ectoedemia agrimoniae ''Ectoedemia agrimoniae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece, and from Great Britain to Ukraine. The wingspan is 4–6.4 mm. The head is ferruginous ochreous to brown, the ...

'' (Frey, 1858) *''

Ectoedemia albibimaculella ''Ectoedemia albibimaculella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The larvae feed on ''Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ''Arctostaphylos uva-ursi'' is a plant species of the g ...

'' (Larsen, 1927) *''

Ectoedemia albifasciella ''Ectoedemia albifasciella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all of Europe except the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Islands. In the east it ranges to the Volga and Ural regions of Russia. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. T ...

'' (Heinemann, 1871) *'' Ectoedemia algeriensis'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia alnifoliae ''Ectoedemia alnifoliae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Troödos mountains on Cyprus, Greece (Samos) and southern Turkey. The wingspan is about 6.6 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is one generation per yea ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia amani ''Ectoedemia amani'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern Norway, southern Sweden, Denmark (Bornholm and Falster), Austria (Vienna region), and Macedonia. The wingspan is 7.8-9.8 mm. Adults have been caught in Ju ...

'' Svensson, 1966 *'' Ectoedemia andalusiae'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia angulifasciella ''Ectoedemia angulifasciella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Mediterranean Islands. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The head is pale ochreous and the antennal eyecaps ochreous-white. The forewi ...

'' (Stainton, 1849) *''

Ectoedemia arcuatella ''Ectoedemia arcuatella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, east to and the Volga and Ural regions of Russia. The wingspan is about 5 mm.The head is ochreous-yellowish to f ...

'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) *''

'' (Zeller, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia atricollis ''Ectoedemia atricollis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia and Europe. It was described by the English entomologist Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1857. Description The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in June.Edward ...

'' (Stainton, 1857) *''

Ectoedemia atrifrontella ''Ectoedemia atrifrontella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe except Iceland, Ireland, Belgium and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in the Near East. The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are ...

'' (Stainton, 1851) *''

Ectoedemia caradjai ''Ectoedemia caradjai'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, north to Austria, southern Moravia in the Czech Republic and Ukraine. It has also been recorded from Moldova. It was first recorded from Dev ...

'' (Groschke, 1944) *''

Ectoedemia cerris ''Ectoedemia cerris'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Italy and Greece. The wingspan is 5–5.3 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ...

'' (Zimmermann, 1944) *''

Ectoedemia contorta ''Ectoedemia contorta'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Spain, Italy and Greece. The wingspan is 4.6-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year. The lar ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia coscoja ''Ectoedemia coscoja'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Spain (Catalunya, Aragon, Andalusia). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. F ...

'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *''

Ectoedemia decentella ''Ectoedemia decentella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Europe. It was described in 1855, by the German entomologist and physician, Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer. Description The wingspan is 5–81 mm. There a ...

'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855) *''

Ectoedemia deschkai ''Ectoedemia deschkai'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece (the mainland and the Aegean Islands). The larvae feed on ''Hypericum hircinum'' and '' Hypericum triquetrifolium''. They mine the leaves A leaf miner is ...

'' (Klimesch, 1978) *''

Ectoedemia empetrifolii ''Ectoedemia empetrifolii '' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece (Peloponnesus). The larvae feed on '' Hypericum empetrifolium''. They mine the leaves A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which ...

'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia eriki ''Ectoedemia eriki'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient ...

'' A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000 *''

Ectoedemia erythrogenella ''Ectoedemia erythrogenella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the coast of southern Great Britain and western France to the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece and Cyprus. The wingspan is 4.1-5.6 mm. ...

'' (de Joannis, 1908) *''

Ectoedemia euphorbiella ''Ectoedemia euphorbiella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern Europe. It is confined to the warmest parts of Europe and has a very localised distribution. It is always found close to the sea. The larvae feed on '' E ...

'' (Stainton, 1869) *''

Ectoedemia gilvipennella ''Ectoedemia gilvipennella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Italy and Greece. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' (Klimesch, 1946) *''

Ectoedemia groschkei ''Ectoedemia groschkei'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern Mediterranean Region. There are three generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Vitex agnus-castus ''Vitex agnus-castus'', also called vitex, chaste ...

'' (Skala, 1943) *''

Ectoedemia hannoverella ''Ectoedemia hannoverella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia and Europe. The larva mines the leaves of poplars causing a small gall in the petiole. Description The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The moth is easily confused with ...

'' (Glitz, 1872) *''

Ectoedemia haraldi ''Ectoedemia haraldi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Region from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France to Greece. It is also found on Corsica and Crete. The wingspan is 5.8-7.1 mm. Adults are o ...

'' (Soffner, 1942) *''

Ectoedemia heckfordi ''Ectoedemia heckfordi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Devon in Great Britain, having been discovered in 2004 at the National Trust's Hembury Woods by amateur naturalist Bob Heckford, for whom it is named. The win ...

'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *''

Ectoedemia hendrikseni ''Ectoedemia hendrikseni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from a small area in the Provence region in southern France (the Estérel Massif in the Alpes-Maritimes and Var). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of ...

'' A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009 *''

Ectoedemia heringella ''Ectoedemia heringella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Region, from southern France, Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy to Cyprus. It was first recorded from Great Britain in 2002. The wingspan is 4.4 ...

'' (Mariani, 1939) *''

Ectoedemia heringi ''Ectoedemia heringi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from southern Great Britain and Ireland to Poland and further east to central Russia. The wingspan is 4.2-5.3 mm. Differentiated from the slightly smaller '' Ectoed ...

'' (Toll, 1934) *''

Ectoedemia hexapetalae ''Ectoedemia hexapetalae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in France, Austria and Hungary. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For exam ...

'' (Szocs, 1957) *''

Ectoedemia hispanica ''Ectoedemia hispanica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to eastern and southern Spain. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For examp ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia ilicis ''Ectoedemia ilicis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean Region, in southern France and the Iberian Peninsula. The wingspan is 5.1-7.2 mm. Adults are on wing from March to the end of June. There i ...

'' (Mendes, 1910) *''

Ectoedemia intimella ''Ectoedemia intimella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is found in Europe. It flies in June and July and the larva mine the leaves of willows (''Salix'' species) from July to November. Description The wingspan is 5.3 to 6.8 m ...

'' (Zeller, 1848) *''

Ectoedemia jubae ''Ectoedemia jubae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm. The larvae feed on ''Euphorbia balsamifera ''Euphorbia balsamifera'' (balsam spurge) is a flowering plant in th ...

'' (Walsingham, 1908) *''

Ectoedemia klimeschi ''Ectoedemia klimeschi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Europe, where it is especially common in the Danube basin, from western Germany to Romania. It has also been recorded from eastern Germany, P ...

'' (Skala, 1933) *''

Ectoedemia leucothorax ''Ectoedemia leucothorax'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the Costa del Sol in Spain. The wingspan is 5.2–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early July. The host plant unknown, but most likely it consists ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia liebwerdella ''Ectoedemia liebwerdella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It occurs locally in central and southern Europe, east to the Volga and Ural regions of Russia. The wingspan is 6.6–8 mm. The larvae normally have a two-year cycle, they ...

'' Zimmermann, 1940 *''

Ectoedemia liechtensteini ''Ectoedemia liechtensteini'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Austria and Serbia. The wingspan is 4.4-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June. There is one generation per ye ...

'' (Zimmermann, 1944) *''

Ectoedemia liguricella ''Ectoedemia liguricella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the western part of the Mediterranean region, where it is known from the Italian Riviera, France, Spain and Morocco. It occurs from sea-level to high elevations in t ...

'' Klimesch, 1953 *''

Ectoedemia longicaudella ''Ectoedemia longicaudella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain and Denmark), east to Belgorod and Kaluga in Russia. It is also present in the Near East. The wingspan ...

'' Klimesch, 1953 *''

Ectoedemia louisella ''Ectoedemia louisella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Great Britain to Ukraine, and from Denmark to Italy. The wingspan is 5–8 mm. There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from April to Ma ...

'' (Sircom, 1849) *''

Ectoedemia luisae ''Ectoedemia luisae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Turkey. The larvae feed on ''Hypericum calycinum ''Hypericum calycinum'' is a species of prostrate or low-growing shrub in the flowering plant family Hypericaceae. ...

'' (Klimesch, 1978) *''

Ectoedemia mahalebella ''Ectoedemia mahalebella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece. The wingspan is 4.3–5.3 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation ...

'' (Klimesch, 1936) *''

'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia monemvasiae ''Ectoedemia monemvasiae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece (Peloponnesos) and Turkey (Anatolia). The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm. Adults have been caught in July and early August. Unlike most other Nepticulidae spec ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia nigrifasciata ''Ectoedemia nigrifasciata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in ...

'' (Walsingham, 1908) *''

Ectoedemia obtusa ''Ectoedemia obtusa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and in Turkmenistan. It is probably also present elsewhere on the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey and Iran Iran, officially the ...

'' (Puplesis & Diskus, 1996) *''

Ectoedemia occultella ''Ectoedemia occultella'', the small birch leafminer, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It has a Holarctic distribution. It is found in most of Europe, east through Russia (where it has been recorded from Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad, Samara ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Ectoedemia phaeolepis ''Ectoedemia phaeolepis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. The wingspan is 5.4–6 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to early August. The larvae feed on ''Quercus ilex ''Quercus ilex'', ...

'' van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 *''

Ectoedemia phyllotomella ''Ectoedemia phyllotomella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Liguria and Lucania in northern Italy. The wingspan is 4.6-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year. The larvae ...

'' (Klimesch, 1946) *''

Ectoedemia preisseckeri ''Ectoedemia preisseckeri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Italy and Greece. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' (Klimesch, 1941) *''

Ectoedemia pseudoilicis ''Ectoedemia pseudoilicis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in mainland Greece and also present on Crete and in Turkey. The wingspan is 3.8-5.9 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per y ...

'' Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 *''

Ectoedemia pubescivora ''Ectoedemia pubescivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern France, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland, northern Italy, Sardinia and Sicily. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to the first h ...

'' (Weber, 1937) *''

Ectoedemia quinquella ''Ectoedemia quinquella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Great Britain and France to Italy, Bulgaria and Greece. The wingspan is 4.2-5.6 mm. Head dark fuscous. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings dark bronzy-fuscous ...

'' (Bedell, 1848) *''

Ectoedemia reichli ''Ectoedemia reichli'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece, the Czech Republic, northern Italy, Slovakia, Croatia and Switzerland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance ...

'' Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 *''

Ectoedemia rosae ''Ectoedemia rosae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in France (Briançon area) and Norway (Vang). The wingspan is 4.5–4.7 mm for males and 5.0–5.2 mm for females. There is one generation per year. The larva ...

'' Van Nieukerken, 2011 *''

Ectoedemia rubivora ''Ectoedemia rubivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Serbia, and from Ireland to central Russia and Ukraine. The wingspan is 4.6–6 mm. The head is black or sometimes a fe ...

'' (Wocke, 1860) *''

Ectoedemia rufifrontella ''Ectoedemia rufifrontella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to southern France, Italy and Greece. The wingspan is 4.3-6.4 mm. Adults are on wing in mid June. There is one generation p ...

'' (Caradja, 1920) *''

Ectoedemia septembrella ''Ectoedemia septembrella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It is also found in the Near East. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The head is ferruginous to o ...

'' (Stainton, 1849) *''

'' (Zeller, 1839) *''

Ectoedemia similigena ''Ectoedemia similigena'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from its type locality, Jalta botanical garden, on the Crimea (Ukraine). The species has not been found again, and it is possible that it is actually a species from ...

'' Puplesis, 1994 *''

Ectoedemia spinosella ''Ectoedemia spinosella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. 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, ...

'' (de Joannis, 1908) *''

Ectoedemia spiraeae ''Ectoedemia spiraeae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Slovakia and the Mátra mountains in Hungary. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the o ...

'' Gregor & Povolny, 1983 *''

Ectoedemia subbimaculella ''Ectoedemia subbimaculella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to Smolensk, Kaluganorth and the Volga and Ural regions of Russia. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The head is orange. The antennal eyecaps ...

'' (Haworth, 1828) *''

Ectoedemia suberis ''Ectoedemia suberis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in France, Corsica, Sardinia and North Africa. It has not been recorded from mainland Italy. The wingspan is 6.4-7.2 mm. Adults ...

'' (Stainton, 1869) *''

Ectoedemia terebinthivora ''Ectoedemia terebinthivora'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Greece (Ionian and Aegean islands) and Turkey (Anatolia). The wingspan is 4.1-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July and from May to June. There ...

'' (Klimesch, 1975) *''

Ectoedemia turbidella ''Ectoedemia turbidella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and is found in most of Europe. The larva mine the leaves of poplar trees and was first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848. Description The win ...

'' (Zeller, 1848) *''

Ectoedemia variicapitella ''Ectoedemia variicapitella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on ''Hypericum canariense ''Hypericum canariense'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae known by ...

'' (Chretien, 1908) *''

Ectoedemia vincamajorella ''Ectoedemia vincamajorella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to central Italy. The larvae feed on ''Vinca major ''Vinca major'', with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue per ...

'' (Hartig, 1964) *''

Ectoedemia viridissimella ''Ectoedemia viridissimella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. The wingspan is 5.2–5.4 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is probably one generation per year. The larv ...

'' (Caradja, 1920) *''

Ectoedemia vivesi ''Ectoedemia vivesi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Spain (Andalusia) and Cyprus. The wingspan is 6-6.2 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July. The host plant is unknown. Image:Ectoedemia_vivesi ...

'' A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009 *''

'' (Stainton, 1855) The following species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in Europe: *''

Ectoedemia admiranda ''Ectoedemia admiranda'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is especially susceptible to wing deformities. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний В ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia albida ''Ectoedemia albida'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from southern Turkmenistan and northern Iran. The wingspan is about 7.4 mm. Adults are on the wing in April and May. The hostplant is unknown, but it is probably ...

'' Puplesis, 1994 *''

Ectoedemia aligera ''Ectoedemia aligera'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈ ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia arisi ''Ectoedemia arisi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈda ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia asiatica ''Ectoedemia asiatica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), o ...

'' Puplesis, 1988 *''

Ectoedemia biarmata ''Ectoedemia biarmata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1994. It is known from Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. st ...

'' (Puplesis, 1994) *''

Ectoedemia capesella ''Ectoedemia capesella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East and Japan. The larvae probably feed on ''Acer Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of tree ...

'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''

Ectoedemia cerviparadisicola ''Ectoedemia cerviparadisicola'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central Japan. The larvae feed on ''Quercus gilva''. They probably mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a perso ...

'' Sato, 2012 *''

Ectoedemia chasanella ''Ectoedemia chasanella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia christopheri ''Ectoedemia christopheri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia degeeri ''Ectoedemia degeeri'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Turkey. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 77 ...

'' van Nieukerken, 2008 *''

Ectoedemia ermolaevi ''Ectoedemia ermolaevi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p= ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia flavimacula ''Ectoedemia flavimacula'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the mountainous area near the Varzob River and the southern Vakhsh River valley in Tadzhikistan, near the border with Afghanistan. The length of the forewin ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''

Ectoedemia hypericifolia ''Ectoedemia hypericifolia'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It was described from Kyushu, Japan, but is also known from Russia and China. The larvae feed on ''Hypericum erectum'', ''Hypericum att ...

'' (Kuroko, 1982) *''

Ectoedemia ingloria ''Ectoedemia ingloria'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikist ...

'' Puplesis, 1988 *'' Ectoedemia insignata'' Puplesis, 1988 *''

Ectoedemia insularis ''Ectoedemia insularis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from Sakhalin in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe a ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia ivinskisi ''Ectoedemia ivinskisi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=� ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia lacrimulae ''Ectoedemia lacrimulae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the western part of the Kopet Dag ridge in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Ce ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''

Ectoedemia leptognathos ''Ectoedemia leptognathos'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis and Arunas Diškus in 1996. It is known from Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a co ...

'' Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 *''

Ectoedemia maculata ''Ectoedemia maculata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1987. It is known from the Russian Far East. See also * List of moths of Russia Moths of Russia represent a large majority of the about 8,900 known ...

'' Puplesis, 1987 *''

Ectoedemia nuristanica ''Ectoedemia nuristanica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Nuristan in eastern Afghanistan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip ...

'' van Nieukerken, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia olvina ''Ectoedemia olvina'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East and Japan. The larvae feed on ''Acer mono ''Acer pictum'' subsp. ''mono'', commonly known as painted map ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia ornatella ''Ectoedemia ornatella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=� ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia ortiva ''Ectoedemia ortiva'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorskiy Kray). The habitat consists of dense, mostly deciduous forests. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane ...

'' Rocienė & Stonis, 2013 *''

Ectoedemia permira ''Ectoedemia permira'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, ...

'' (Puplesis, 1984) *''

Ectoedemia peterseni ''Ectoedemia peterseni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East and Japan. The larvae probably feed on ''Acer Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of tre ...

'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''

Ectoedemia petrosa ''Ectoedemia petrosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikista ...

'' Puplesis, 1988 *''

Ectoedemia philipi ''Ectoedemia philipi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈ ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia picturata ''Ectoedemia picturata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East. The larvae feed on ''Rosa davurica'' and ''Rosa rugosa ''Rosa rugosa'' (rugosa rose, beach rose, Jap ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia pilosae ''Ectoedemia pilosae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East. The larvae feed on ''Agrimonia pilosa ''Agrimonia pilosa'' (Hangul: 짚신나물), also known as hairy ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia rosiphila ''Ectoedemia rosiphila'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1990. It is known from Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan. The larvae feed on ''Rosa fedtschenkoana''. They mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may ...

'' Puplesis, 1992 *''

Ectoedemia sabina ''Ectoedemia sabina'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East. The larvae probably feed on ''Acer Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of trees and shrubs ...

'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''

Ectoedemia scoblei ''Ectoedemia scoblei'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈ ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia sinevi ''Ectoedemia sinevi'' is a moth in the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is found in the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdal ...

'' Puplesis, 1985 *''

Ectoedemia sivickisi ''Ectoedemia sivickisi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p ...

'' Puplesis, 1984 *''

Ectoedemia tadshikiella ''Ectoedemia tadshikiella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhi ...

'' Puplesis, 1988 *''

Ectoedemia tigrinella ''Ectoedemia tigrinella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorskiy Kray). The larvae probably feed on ''Acer'' species and probably mine the leaves of their host plant. Taxonomy It was previously t ...

'' (Puplesis, 1985) *''

Ectoedemia trifasciata ''Ectoedemia trifasciata'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is known from the Russian Far East and Japan (including Hokkaido is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest islan ...

'' (Matsumura, 1931)

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References

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