West Palearctic region
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ectoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Bradley et al., 1972
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 quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Bradley et al., 1972
- Name authority
- (Bedell, 1848) Bradley et al., 1972
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyNepticuloidea
- familyNepticulidae
- genusEctoedemia
- speciesEctoedemia quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Bradley et al., 1972
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ectoedemia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ectoedemia albida Puplesis, 1994 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia erythrogenella (Joannis, 1908) Emmet, 1974 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia expeditionis Mey, 2004 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia haraldi (Soffner, 1942) Klimesch, 1975 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia hexapetalae (Szöcs, 1957) van Nieukerken, 1985 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia jacutica Puplesis, 1988 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia klimeschi (Skala, 1933) Borkowski, 1975 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia leucothorax van Nieukerken, 1985 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia mahalebella (Klimesch, 1936) Szocs, 1978 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectoedemia nigrimacula (Janse, 1948) Scoble, 1978 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dechtiria quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Beirne, 1945 (Bedell, 1848) Beirne, 1945 | synonym |
| Stigmella quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Gerasimov, 1952 (Bedell, 1848) Gerasimov, 1952 | synonym |
| Nepticula quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Stainton, 1849 (Bedell, 1848) Stainton, 1849 | synonym |
| Trifurcula quinquella (Bedell, 1848) Johansson, 1971 (Bedell, 1848) Johansson, 1971 | synonym |
| Microsetia quinquella Bedell, 1848 Bedell, 1848 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Bradley JD, Fletcher DS, Whalley PES. Kloet and Hincks. A checklist of British Insects. Second Edition (Revised) part 2: Lepidoptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 11: 1-153. (1972). 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:38QKD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.