Trifurcula albiflorella

Trifurcula albiflorella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece and Turkey.

Trifurcula albiflorella
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T. albiflorella
Binomial name
Trifurcula albiflorella
Klimesch, 1978
Synonyms
  • Glaucolepis albiflorella Klimesch, 1978

The wingspan is 4.25–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Nepeta nuda albiflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a broad corridor, mostly along the leaf margin. The frass is deposited in a diffuse central line, leaving a broad transparent zone at either side.


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