Trifurcula bleonella
| Trifurcula bleonella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. bleonella
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula bleonella (Chrétien, 1904)
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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[edit]
- ^ Markku Savela (2010-10-06). "Trifurcula". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.