Ectoedemia rosae
| Ectoedemia rosae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
The species is named after the host plant genus.
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