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.^[1][2] This species was first described by American entomologist Annette Frances Braun in 1917.^[1][2]

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Ectoedemia quadrinotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. quadrinotata
Binomial name
Ectoedemia quadrinotata (Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
Nepticula quadrinotata Braun, 1917

The larvae mine the leaves of Carpinus caroliniana and Corylus americana.^[1] There are two generations per year (bivoltine), with mines initiated in July and again starting in late August.^[1]

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.^[1]