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Ectoedemia heckfordi

Ectoedemia heckfordi
male and male hindwing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. heckfordi
Binomial name
Ectoedemia heckfordi
van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009

Ectoedemia heckfordi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Devon in Great Britain, having been discovered in 2004 at the National Trust's Hembury Woods by amateur naturalist Bob Heckford, for whom it is named.[1]

The wingspan is 4.8–6.2 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.

The bright green larvae feed on oaks, Quercus petraea and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

In April 2010, Heckford presented the type specimen to the Natural History Museum in London.[1]

  • Male genitalia
    Male genitalia
  • Male genitalia
    Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
    Female genitalia
  • Female genitalia
    Female genitalia
  • Female terminal abdominal segment
    Female terminal abdominal segment
  • Final instar larva on Quercus petraea
    Final instar larva on Quercus petraea
  • Leafmine
    Leafmine

References

  1. ^ a b c Walker, Matt (28 April 2010). "New British moth found in Hembury Woods is world first". BBC Earth News. Retrieved 28 April 2010.


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