Ectoedemia klimeschi
Encyclopedia
Ectoedemia klimeschi is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Europe, where it is especially common in the Danube
basin, from western Germany
to Romania
. It has also been recorded from eastern Germany
, Poland
, Switzerland
and northern Italy
.
The wingspan
is 6-8.2 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Populus alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. It initially bores in the petiole, causing a gall-like swelling. After the last moult, the larva enters the leaf and creates a blotch. The larva mainly feeds and night, and retreats into the petiole at daytime. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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 eastern and south-eastern Europe, where it is especially common in the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
basin, from western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It has also been recorded from eastern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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and northern Italy
Italy
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.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 6-8.2 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Populus alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. It initially bores in the petiole, causing a gall-like swelling. After the last moult, the larva enters the leaf and creates a blotch. The larva mainly feeds and night, and retreats into the petiole at daytime. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.