title: Ectoedemia
text: # Ectoedemia
  
  Ectoedemia is a genus of moths in the family Nepticulidae. It consists of the subgenera Ectoedemia, Etainia, Fomoria and Zimmermannia. This genus was established by August Busck in 1907.
  
  ## Species
  
  Note that some species have multiple entries, since they are found in different regions.
  
  ## Species found in Africa
  
  * Ectoedemia alexandria Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia bicarina Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia capensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia commiphorella Scoble, 1978
  * Ectoedemia craspedota (Vári, 1963)
  * Ectoedemia crispae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia crypsixantha (Meyrick, 1918)
  * Ectoedemia denticulata Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia digitata Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia expeditionis Mey, 2004
  * Ectoedemia furcella Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia fuscata (Janse, 1948)
  * Ectoedemia gambiana (Gustafsson, 1972)
  * Ectoedemia grandinosa (Meyrick, 1911)
  * Ectoedemia guerkiae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia gymnosporiae (Vári, 1955)
  * Ectoedemia hobohmi (Janse, 1948)
  * Ectoedemia incisaevora Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia indicaevora Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia insulata (Meyrick, 1911)
  * Ectoedemia jupiteri Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia kharuxabi Mey, 2004
  * Ectoedemia knysnaensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia kowynensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia krugerensis (Scoble, 1983)
  * Ectoedemia leptodictyae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia limburgensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia lucidae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia macrochaeta (Meyrick, 1921)
  * Ectoedemia malelanensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia maritima Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia mauni Scoble, 1979
  * Ectoedemia myrtinaecola Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia nigricapitella (Janse, 1948)
  * Ectoedemia nigrimacula (Janse, 1948)
  * Ectoedemia nigrisquama Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia nylstroomensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia oleivora (Vári, 1955)
  * Ectoedemia pappeivora (Vári, 1963)
  * Ectoedemia portensis Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia primaria (Meyrick, 1913)
  * Ectoedemia psarodes (Vári, 1963)
  * Ectoedemia rhabdophora Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia royenicola (Vári, 1955)
  * Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis (Bradley, 1965)
  * Ectoedemia scabridae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004
  * Ectoedemia simiicola Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia stimulata (Meyrick, 1913)
  * Ectoedemia subnitescens (Meyrick, 1937)
  * Ectoedemia tecomariae (Vári, 1955)
  * Ectoedemia tersiusi Mey, 2004
  * Ectoedemia thermae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia uisebi Mey, 2004
  * Ectoedemia umdoniella Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia undatae Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia vannifera (Meyrick, 1914)
  * Ectoedemia wilkinsoni Scoble, 1983
  * Ectoedemia zimbabwiensis (Scoble, 1983)
  
  ## Species found in Australia
  
  * Ectoedemia hadronycha Hoare, 2000
  * Ectoedemia pelops Hoare, 2000
  * Ectoedemia squamibunda Hoare, 2000
  
  ## Species found in the Indo-Malayan ecozone
  
  * Ectoedemia festivitatis van Nieukerken, 2008
  * Ectoedemia glycystrota (Meyrick, 1928)
  * Ectoedemia sporadopa (Meyrick, 1911)
  
  ## Species found in North and South America
  
  The following species are found in North America:
  
  * Ectoedemia acanthella Wilkinson & Newton, 1981
  * Ectoedemia andrella Wilkinson, 1981
  * Ectoedemia anguinella (Clemens, 1864)
  * Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia canutus Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979
  * Ectoedemia castaneae Busck, 1913 - American chestnut moth
  * Ectoedemia chlorantis Meyrick, 1908
  * Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873)
  * Ectoedemia coruscella Wilkinson, 1981
  * Ectoedemia grandisella (Chambers, 1878)
  * Ectoedemia heinrichi Busck, 1914
  * Ectoedemia helenella Wilkinson, 1981
  * Ectoedemia hypericella (Braun, 1925)
  * Ectoedemia marmaropa (Braun, 1925)
  * Ectoedemia mesoloba Davis, 1978
  * Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella (Chambers, 1880)
  * Ectoedemia obrutella (Zeller, 1873)
  * Ectoedemia ochrefasciella (Chambers, 1873) - hard maple budminer moth
  * Ectoedemia phleophaga Busck, 1914 - phleophagan chestnut moth
  * Ectoedemia piperella Wilkinson & Newton, 1981
  * Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861) - sycamore leaf blotch miner
  * Ectoedemia platea (Clemens, 1861)
  * Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907
  * Ectoedemia pteliaeella (Chambers, 1880)
  * Ectoedemia quadrinotata (Braun, 1917)
  * Ectoedemia reneella Wilkinson, 1981
  * Ectoedemia rubifoliella (Clemens, 1860)
  * Ectoedemia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia similella (Braun, 1917)
  * Ectoedemia trinotata (Braun, 1914)
  * Ectoedemia ulmella (Braun, 1912)
  * Ectoedemia virgulae (Braun, 1927)
  * Ectoedemia weaveri (Stainton, 1855)
  
  The following species are found in South America, but not in North America:
  
  * Ectoedemia diskusi Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
  * Ectoedemia fuscivittata Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
  * Ectoedemia molybditis (Zeller, 1877)
  * Ectoedemia repanda Puplesis & Diškus, 2002
  * Ectoedemia tabulosa Puplesis & Diškus, 2002
  
  ## Species found in the Palearctic ecozone
  
  The following species are found in Europe:
  
  * Ectoedemia aegaeica Z. & A. Lastuvka & Johansson, 1998
  * Ectoedemia aegilopidella (Klimesch, 1978)
  * Ectoedemia agrimoniae (Frey, 1858)
  * Ectoedemia albibimaculella (Larsen, 1927)
  * Ectoedemia albifasciella (Heinemann, 1871)
  * Ectoedemia algeriensis van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia alnifoliae van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia amani Svensson, 1966
  * Ectoedemia andalusiae van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia angulifasciella (Stainton, 1849)
  * Ectoedemia arcuatella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
  * Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia atricollis (Stainton, 1857)
  * Ectoedemia atrifrontella (Stainton, 1851)
  * Ectoedemia caradjai (Groschke, 1944)
  * Ectoedemia cerris (Zimmermann, 1944)
  * Ectoedemia contorta van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia coscoja van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009
  * Ectoedemia decentella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
  * Ectoedemia deschkai (Klimesch, 1978)
  * Ectoedemia empetrifolii A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
  * Ectoedemia eriki A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
  * Ectoedemia erythrogenella (de Joannis, 1908)
  * Ectoedemia euphorbiella (Stainton, 1869)
  * Ectoedemia gilvipennella (Klimesch, 1946)
  * Ectoedemia groschkei (Skala, 1943)
  * Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz, 1872)
  * Ectoedemia haraldi (Soffner, 1942)
  * Ectoedemia heckfordi van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009
  * Ectoedemia hendrikseni A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009
  * Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939)
  * Ectoedemia heringi (Toll, 1934)
  * Ectoedemia hexapetalae (Szocs, 1957)
  * Ectoedemia hispanica van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia ilicis (Mendes, 1910)
  * Ectoedemia intimella (Zeller, 1848)
  * Ectoedemia jubae (Walsingham, 1908)
  * Ectoedemia klimeschi (Skala, 1933)
  * Ectoedemia leucothorax van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia liebwerdella Zimmermann, 1940
  * Ectoedemia liechtensteini (Zimmermann, 1944)
  * Ectoedemia liguricella Klimesch, 1953
  * Ectoedemia longicaudella Klimesch, 1953
  * Ectoedemia louisella (Sircom, 1849)
  * Ectoedemia luisae (Klimesch, 1978)
  * Ectoedemia mahalebella (Klimesch, 1936)
  * Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia monemvasiae van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908)
  * Ectoedemia obtusa (Puplesis & Diskus, 1996)
  * Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767)
  * Ectoedemia phaeolepis van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009
  * Ectoedemia phyllotomella (Klimesch, 1946)
  * Ectoedemia preisseckeri (Klimesch, 1941)
  * Ectoedemia pseudoilicis Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
  * Ectoedemia pubescivora (Weber, 1937)
  * Ectoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848)
  * Ectoedemia reichli Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
  * Ectoedemia rosae Van Nieukerken, 2011
  * Ectoedemia rubivora (Wocke, 1860)
  * Ectoedemia rufifrontella (Caradja, 1920)
  * Ectoedemia septembrella (Stainton, 1849)
  * Ectoedemia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839)
  * Ectoedemia similigena Puplesis, 1994
  * Ectoedemia spinosella (de Joannis, 1908)
  * Ectoedemia spiraeae Gregor & Povolny, 1983
  * Ectoedemia subbimaculella (Haworth, 1828)
  * Ectoedemia suberis (Stainton, 1869)
  * Ectoedemia terebinthivora (Klimesch, 1975)
  * Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848)
  * Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908)
  * Ectoedemia vincamajorella (Hartig, 1964)
  * Ectoedemia viridissimella (Caradja, 1920)
  * Ectoedemia vivesi A.Lastuvka, Z. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2009
  * Ectoedemia weaveri (Stainton, 1855)
  
  The following species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in Europe:
  
  * Ectoedemia admiranda Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia albida Puplesis, 1994
  * Ectoedemia aligera Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia arisi Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia asiatica Puplesis, 1988
  * Ectoedemia biarmata (Puplesis, 1994)
  * Ectoedemia capesella (Puplesis, 1985)
  * Ectoedemia cerviparadisicola Sato, 2012
  * Ectoedemia chasanella Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia degeeri van Nieukerken, 2008
  * Ectoedemia ermolaevi Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia flavimacula Puplesis & Diškus, 1996
  * Ectoedemia hypericifolia (Kuroko, 1982)
  * Ectoedemia ingloria Puplesis, 1988
  * Ectoedemia insignata Puplesis, 1988
  * Ectoedemia insularis Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia ivinskisi Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia lacrimulae Puplesis & Diškus, 1996
  * Ectoedemia leptognathos Puplesis & Diškus, 1996
  * Ectoedemia maculata Puplesis, 1987
  * Ectoedemia nuristanica van Nieukerken, 1985
  * Ectoedemia olvina Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia ornatella Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia ortiva Rocienė & Stonis, 2013
  * Ectoedemia permira (Puplesis, 1984)
  * Ectoedemia peterseni (Puplesis, 1985)
  * Ectoedemia petrosa Puplesis, 1988
  * Ectoedemia philipi Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia picturata Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia pilosae Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia rosiphila Puplesis, 1992
  * Ectoedemia sabina (Puplesis, 1985)
  * Ectoedemia scoblei Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia sinevi Puplesis, 1985
  * Ectoedemia sivickisi Puplesis, 1984
  * Ectoedemia tadshikiella Puplesis, 1988
  * Ectoedemia tigrinella (Puplesis, 1985)
  * Ectoedemia trifasciata (Matsumura, 1931)
  