''Ectoedemia rosae'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found in

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(Briançon area) and

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(Vang). The

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is 4.5–4.7 mm for males and 5.0–5.2 mm for females.Ectoedemia rosae, a new species with disjunct distribution in the French Alps and Norway (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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'' and probably ''

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''. They

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the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The species is named after the host plant genus.

References

Moths described in 2011 Ectodemia Moths of Europe {{Ectoedemia-stub