An Ectoedemia ulmella leaf mine on an elm leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/18/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Leaf miners of Ulmus species.
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An Ectoedemia ulmella leaf mine on an elm leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/18/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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| Ectoedemia ulmella | |
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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. ulmella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia ulmella (Braun, 1912)
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Ectoedemia ulmella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky and Pennsylvania in the United States.
The wingspan is 4–5 mm. There are two generations per year. Mature larvae are found in July and in September.
The larvae feed on Ulmus fulva and Ulmus thomasii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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