Western Palaearctic Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): five new species and new data on distribution, hostplants and recognition Author van Nieukerken, Erik Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Author Laštůvka, Aleš Mendel University of Agriculture & Forestry, Brno ,, Czech Republic Author Laštůvka, Zdeněk Mendel University of Agriculture & Forestry, Brno ,, Czech Republic text ZooKeys 2010 2010-01-08 32 32 1 82 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.32.282 d33a3344-7f9a-4028-8569-2b7643d9b43f 1313–2970 576594 9CACC88D-12A3-4FEC-948E-90365B649BB6 Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) phyllotomella (Klimesch) Biology . Hostplant: Quercus cerris L.. Larvae in October-November, adults in April-May. Distribution . Still only known from Italy , where it can be found in large numbers as recorded here. Remarks . The status of this species is not yet settled: adults are inseparable from E. heringi and liechtensteini , but the larval habit (cutting out a case) is striking and unique for Nepticulidae . Molecular studies are currently in progress. Material . Italy : 19♁, 22♀ , Firenze, San Benedetto in Alpe, 24.X.1999 , larvae on Quercus cerris , e.l. IV.2000 , A. Laštůvka (AL).