Ectoedemia argyropeza
Ectoedemia argyropeza is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution.
Description
The wingspan is 7 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow with a whitish collar. The antennal eyecaps are also whitish. The forewings are dark fuscous with a small costal spot before middle, and a larger dorsal spot before the tornus whitish; outer half of cilia whitish. The hindwings are grey.Taxonomy
The name history is complex.Adults are on wing from May to June. It is a parthenogenetic species, with males being extremely rare.
The larvae feed on aspen and quaking aspen. They mine the leaves of their host plant.