Ectoedemia variicapitella

Ectoedemia variicapitella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

Ectoedemia variicapitella
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E. variicapitella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia variicapitella
(Chretien, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula variicapitella Chretien, 1908

The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor at first, gradually widening and ending in a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.


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