Ectoedemia rosae
| Ectoedemia rosae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. rosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia rosae Van Nieukerken, 2011
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Ectoedemia rosae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in France (Briançon area) and Norway (Vang).
The wingspan is 4.5–4.7 mm for males and 5.0–5.2 mm for females.[1] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Rosa tomentosa and probably Rosa majalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after the host plant genus.
References
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