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Nepticulidae 16a0094 – 0083   Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae.  Host genera: Alnus.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Elachista) - MONA 1983: [NEW] canadensis (Braun, 1917) (Nepticula) - MONA 1983: [83] mediofasciella of authors; (not Haworth, 1828) (Tinea) misappl. viridicola (Weber, 1938) (Nepticula) woolhopiella (Stainton, 1887) (Nepticula) Taxonomic Notes: Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) includes as a synonym Ectoedemia canadensis (Braun, 1917) (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246. (PDF or read online) Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, 4: 1011.

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