Biology:Trifurcula sanctibenedicti

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Short description: Species of moth

Trifurcula sanctibenedicti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. sanctibenedicti
Binomial name
Trifurcula sanctibenedicti
Klimesch, 1979

Trifurcula sanctibenedicti is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain .

The wingspan is 5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Bupleurum fruticescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, mostly starting in or near the tip of the leaf and winding in two loops along the parallel leaf veins. The mine is on the upper-surface and whitish, resembling a Diptera mine. The frass is deposited in a narrow, dark brown or black, often interrupted, central line, occupying about one third of the width of the corridor. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7841648 entry