Ectoedemia monemvasiae

Ectoedemia monemvasiae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece (Peloponnesos) and Turkey (Anatolia).

Ectoedemia monemvasiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. monemvasiae
Binomial name
Ectoedemia monemvasiae van Nieukerken, 1985

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm. Adults have been caught in July and early August.

Unlike most other Nepticulidae species, the larvae mine the bark of their host, rather than the leaves. The host plant is probably a Fagaceae species.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny