- Source: Ectoedemia populella
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. It was first described by Danish-American entomologist August Busck in 1907.
The adult wingspan 7-8.5 mm.
The larvae induce globular galls on the petioles of several Populus species. Mature larvae overwinter in the galls and adults emerge in spring.
References
External links
Nepticulidae of North America
A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny
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- Ectoedemia populella
- Ectoedemia
- List of moths of Great Britain (micromoths)
- Ectoedemia atricollis
- List of Lepidoptera of Belgium
- List of Lepidoptera of Slovenia
- List of Lepidoptera of Hungary
- List of insect galls
- List of Lepidoptera of Norway
- List of Lepidoptera of Latvia
