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Nepticulidae
16a0094 – 0083   Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Distribution Data for Ectoedemia minimella
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Synonymy:
  • minimella Zetterstedt 1839 (Elachista)
  • canadensis Braun 1917 (Nepticula)
  • mediofasciella of authors not Haworth 1828 (Ectoedemia)
  • 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
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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.
    • Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, 4: 1011.
    Ectoedemia minimella
    - holotype (canadensis) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)

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