Trifurcula bleonella
| Trifurcula bleonella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Nepticulidae family. It was described by 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 Linum narbonense. They mine the stem of their host plant.
References
- ↑ "''Trifurcula'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.