Trifurcula victoris
| Trifurcula victoris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. victoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula victoris van Nieukerken, 1990 | |
Trifurcula victoris is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the extremely dry region in the southeast part of the province of Almería in Spain.
The wingspan is 6.5-7.2 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. Adult males have a uniformly coloured yellow patch and relatively pale forewings.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides. The larva makes a hardly visible gallery in the bark of the host plant. The larva are not visible in the mine. Mines were collected on stems, heavily infested by gall-forming coccids. The larvae were found in January and adults emerged from February to May.