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Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) Robinson et al., 1983

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Ectoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) Robinson et al., 1983
Name authority
(Linnaeus, 1767) Robinson et al., 1983
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nepticulidae
Genus
Ectoedemia
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyNepticuloidea
  8. familyNepticulidae
  9. genusEctoedemia
  10. speciesEctoedemia occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) Robinson et al., 1983

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Ectoedemia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ectoedemia albida Puplesis, 1994NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia erythrogenella (Joannis, 1908) Emmet, 1974NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia expeditionis Mey, 2004NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia haraldi (Soffner, 1942) Klimesch, 1975NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia hexapetalae (Szöcs, 1957) van Nieukerken, 1985NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia jacutica Puplesis, 1988NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia klimeschi (Skala, 1933) Borkowski, 1975NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia leucothorax van Nieukerken, 1985NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia mahalebella (Klimesch, 1936) Szocs, 1978NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ectoedemia nigrimacula (Janse, 1948) Scoble, 1978NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 48 records assigned to Nepticulidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Dechtiria argentipedella (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945 (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945synonym
Elachista mucidella (Hübner, 1817) Treitschke, 1833 (Hübner, 1817) Treitschke, 1833synonym
Nepticula argentipedella (Zeller, 1839) Heyden, 1843 (Zeller, 1839) Heyden, 1843synonym
Phalaena occultella Linnaeus, 1767 Linnaeus, 1767synonym
Tinea mucidella Hübner, 1817 Hübner, 1817ambiguous synonym
Trifurcula argentipedella (Zeller, 1839) Johansson, 1971 (Zeller, 1839) Johansson, 1971synonym
Ectoedemia argentipedella (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972 (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972synonym
Nepticula lindquisti Freeman, 1962 Freeman, 1962synonym
Ectoedemia lindquisti (Freeman, 1962) Wilkinson et al., 1979 (Freeman, 1962) Wilkinson et al., 1979synonym
Lyonetia argentipedella Zeller, 1839 Zeller, 1839synonym
Nepticula flexuosella Fologne, 1859 Fologne, 1859synonym
Tinea mediofasciella Haworth, 1828 Haworth, 1828synonym
Tinea strigilella Thunberg, 1794 Thunberg, 1794synonym
Ectoedemia occultella occultella (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767)synonym
Stigmella argentipedella (Zeller, 1839) Fletcher et al., 1945 (Zeller, 1839) Fletcher et al., 1945synonym
Microsetia mediofasciella (Haworth, 1828) Stephens, 1829 (Haworth, 1828) Stephens, 1829synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

West Palearctic region, East Palearctic region, Nearctic region

native · native

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Linnaeus C. Systema naturae. Tom. I. Pars II. Editio duodecima reformata. Holmiae: 533-1328 +[1336] pp. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.68927. (1767). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38QJD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.