Trifurcula sanctaecrucis
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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. sanctaecrucis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula sanctaecrucis (Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula sanctaecrucis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
The larvae feed on Lavandula canariensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gallery, alternating between upper-surface and lower-surface. The frass is deposited in an almost continuous line that leaves a clear margin at either side. The rind of the stem may also be mined in young shoots.
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