Ectoedemia septembrella
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Ectoedemia septembrella is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found in most of Europe
, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also found in the Near East
.
The wingspan
is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June and again in August.
The larvae feed on Hypericum bupleuroides, Hypericum caprifolium, Hypericum hircinum, Hypericum hirsutum
, Hypericum hookerianum, Hypericum inodorum, Hypericum maculatum
, Hypericum montanum
, Hypericum nummularium, Hypericum patulum, Hypericum perforatum, Hypericum rhodoppeum, Hypericum serpyllifolium, Hypericum tetrapterum
, Hypericum undulatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, winding corridor with a broad frass line. The corridor widens into a slightly inflated blotch. In this blotch, the frass is concentrated in the centre. Pupation takes place in a cocoon inside the blotch.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also found in the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June and again in August.
The larvae feed on Hypericum bupleuroides, Hypericum caprifolium, Hypericum hircinum, Hypericum hirsutum
Hypericum hirsutum
Hypericum hirsutum is a flowering plant in the genus Hypericum commonly known as hairy St John's wort. It is found in Western Europe.-Description:...
, Hypericum hookerianum, Hypericum inodorum, Hypericum maculatum
Hypericum maculatum
Hypericum maculatum Crantz is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Hypericum, native to Europe and Western Asia and occurring in meadows....
, Hypericum montanum
Hypericum montanum
Hypericum montanum is a plant species in the genus Hypericum....
, Hypericum nummularium, Hypericum patulum, Hypericum perforatum, Hypericum rhodoppeum, Hypericum serpyllifolium, Hypericum tetrapterum
Hypericum tetrapterum
Hypericum tetrapterum is a species in the genus Hypericum, in the family Hypericaceae. Its common names include St. Peter's Wort, Peterwort, Square Stemmed St. John's Wort, and Square Stalked St. John's Wort....
, Hypericum undulatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, winding corridor with a broad frass line. The corridor widens into a slightly inflated blotch. In this blotch, the frass is concentrated in the centre. Pupation takes place in a cocoon inside the blotch.