Trifurcula saccharella
| Trifurcula saccharella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. saccharella |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula saccharella (Braun, 1912) | |
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Trifurcula saccharella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio.
Mine
The wingspan is about 4 mm. Mined leaves may be collected in early July and late August; sometimes the larvae of a third generation are found in October. Moths from the overwintering pupae emerge in May and June.
The larvae feed on Acer saccharum and Acer rubrum. The mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long serpentine mine, in which the loosened epidermis is pale green and a black line of frass extends through the middle of the mine. The larvae are pale green and the cocoon is ocherous, regularly oval, much flattened and smooth, with projecting rim extending entirely around it.
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