Ectoedemia populella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. populella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907
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The poplar petiole gall moth (Ectoedemia populella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains.[1][2] It was first described by Danish-American entomologist August Busck in 1907.[2]
The adult wingspan 7-8.5 mm.[1]
The larvae induce globular galls on the petioles of several Populus species.[1] Mature larvae overwinter in the galls and adults emerge in spring.[1]