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.^[1][2] It was first described by Danish-American entomologist August Busck in 1907.^[2]

Ectoedemia populella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. populella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907

The adult wingspan 7-8.5 mm.^[1]

The larvae induce globular galls on the petioles of several Populus species.^[1] Mature larvae overwinter in the galls and adults emerge in spring.^[1]