<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> mine (topside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 40241 - Psn: 50)

Ectoedemia platanella mine (topside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> mine (underside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 40242 - Psn: 52)

Ectoedemia platanella mine (underside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 316280 - Psn: 66)

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An <em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 119036 - Psn: 75)

An Ectoedemia platanella in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 422681 - Psn: 87)

Ectoedemia platanella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 401060 - Psn: 98)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 406288 - Psn: 112)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 311204 - Psn: 145)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 311202 - Psn: 147)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 311203 - Psn: 148)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 733199 - Psn: 155)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/18/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 739111 - Psn: 155)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/18/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 739104 - Psn: 165)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 495132 - Psn: 166)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 733198 - Psn: 166)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 495129 - Psn: 172)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 478498 - Psn: 175)

Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 757564 - Psn: 178)

Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 733200 - Psn: 212)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 495134 - Psn: 225)

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<em>Ectoedemia platanella</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/18/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 739109 - Psn: 225)

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Larvae mine the leaves of sycamore trees.

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Ectoedemia platanella mine (topside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Ectoedemia platanella mine (underside) on American Sycamore leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/7/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

An Ectoedemia platanella in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Ectoedemia platanella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Ectoedemia platanella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Ectoedemia platanella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. platanella
Binomial name
*Ectoedemia platanella* (Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
Nepticula platanella Clemens, 1861

Ectoedemia platanella, the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.

The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Ectoedemia platanella	Wikidata: Q5334170 BOLD: 343369 BugGuide: 680748 CoL: 38QJY GBIF: 9572429 iNaturalist: 707292 MONA: 0043 NatureServe: 2.945545 NCBI: 1552402 Open Tree of Life: 3031207

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Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861)

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