Ectoedemia subbimaculella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to Smolensk, Kaluganorth and the Volga and Ural regions of Russia.
The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The head is orange. The antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are dark fuscous with an ochreous-whitish small basal spot, another on middle of the costa, and a larger triangular spot on the dorsum before tornus; tips of apical cilia whitish. The hindwings are grey.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionlepiforum.de includes imagesvan Nieukerken, E. J. (1985): A taxonomic revision of the Western Palaearctic species of the subgenera Zimmermannia Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), with nothes on their phylogeny. Tijdschrift voor entomologie 128: 1-164.pdfZagulajev, A.K., 1987 Nepticulidae (Stigmellidae); in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 1 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
The larvae feed on Castanea sativa, Quercus frainetto, Quercus macranthera, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus pyrenaica, Quercus robur and Quercus rubra. Plant parasites of Europe They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Adults fly in June and July.
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External links bladmineerders.nl Ectoedemia subbimaculella images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region UKmoths Swedish moths