Zimmermannia vivesi (A. Laštuvka, Z. Laštuvka & van Nieukerken ex van Nieukerken et al. 2010) van Nieukerken et al.

Ectoedemia vivesi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Spain (Andalusia) and Cyprus.

The wingspan is 6-6.2 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July.

The host plant is unknown.

1 paratype male, Spain, Albacete, Socovos; 2 hindwings of male paratype, Cyprus, Laneia, N.Limassol; 3 hindwings of male holotype, Spain, Málaga, Istán; 4 male genitalia, paratype, Spain, Albacete, Socovos

Male genitalia

Description. Male (Figs 1–3). Forewing length 2.8 mm, wingspan 6.0–6.2 mm. Head: frontal tuft and collar black; scape white; antenna with 49–51 segments, dark greyish brown. Thorax greyish brown with dark scales anteriorly. Forewing ground colouration greyish ochreous, covered densely with brownish black scales, nearly continuously in the basal half; cilia-line indistinct; cilia greyish ochreous; underside grey. Hindwing and its cilia dark grey, hair pencil pale grey-brown, about one third wing length, bordered with fuscous scales in two specimens from Cyprus; no costal emargination; underside grey. Abdomen grey-brown. Legs ochreous grey.

Distribution. Spain (Andalusia), Cyprus.