Ectoedemia hispanica
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| Ectoedemia hispanica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. hispanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia hispanica van Nieukerken, 1985 | |
Ectoedemia hispanica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to eastern and southern Spain.
The wingspan is 6.2-6.8 mm.E. hispanica closely resembles Ectoedemia atrifrontella, both have a pale thorax, but overall hispanica is paler and less contrasting and the thorax more yellowish than in atrifrontella. Adults have been caught in July.
Female genitalia
Male genitalia
