Ectoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848)

van Nieukerken, Erik J., Laštůvka, Aleš & Laštůvka, Zdenĕk, 2006, The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), Zootaxa 1216 (1216), pp. 1-114 : 85

Ectoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848)

F: Nepticula quinquella ; Chrétien 1907b: 251— 34; Joannis 1909: 826— 56; Gélin & Lucas 1915: 137— 56

Stigmella quinquella ; Lhomme [1963]: 1201 — 34, 56, 75, 78

Ectoedemia quinquella ; van Nieukerken 1985b: 44— 56, 78; Leraut 2003: 20— 77

Material. 34: 1♂, [ St. Pons ] Nesp., 13.vi.1904, P. Chrétien; 78 : 1♂, Forêt de Marly , 6.vi.1943, H. Legrand ( MNHN); 91 : 2♂, 1♀, Bois de Verrières , 19–29.v.1965, RB (RB) .

Remarks. The identification of the St. Pons specimen was made by EvN before the occurrence in France of the similar Ectoedemia algeriensis was established; it is possible that this specimen belongs to the latter. Unfortunately, during later visits to the Paris museum, EvN was unable to find this specimen for re­examination. Ectoedemia quinquella is known from a number of older records, recently found again in the Paris region. Mines are among the latest to be found; larvae are often still active in November.