Ectoedemia obtusa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and in Turkmenistan. It is probably also present elsewhere on the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey and Iran.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. obtusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia obtusa (Puplesis & Diskus, 1996)
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Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae are thought to feed on Fraxinus species.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- Ectoedemia (Etainia) obtusa (Puplesis & Diškus, 1996) new for Europe: taxonomy, distribution and biology (Nepticulidae)
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