Ectoedemia decentella

Ectoedemia decentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. decentella
Binomial name
	Ectoedemia decentella; (Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Nepticula decentella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855; Nepticula monspessulanella Jackh, 1951;

Ectoedemia decentella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, the Alps and Greece, and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

The wingspan is 4,8-8,1 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in June and again in August.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum, Acer obtusatum, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer sempervirens. The larvae of the first generation live in the flower buds. Larva of the second generation make a corridor in the wing of the key. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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