Biology:Trifurcula bleonella

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Short description: Species of moth

Trifurcula bleonella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. bleonella
Binomial name
Trifurcula bleonella
(Chrétien, 1904)

Trifurcula bleonella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1904.[1] It is known from the Iberian Peninsula, France , Austria, Croatia, Hungary, the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine , southern Russia and Georgia.[2]

The larvae feed on Linum species, including L. narbonense. They mine the stem of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7841584 entry