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Trifurcula alypella

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Trifurcula alypella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. alypella
Binomial name
Trifurcula alypella
Klimesch, 1975

Trifurcula alypella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in mainland Spain, Mallorca and France.

The habitat consists of warm limestone areas.

The wingspan is 4.75–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Globularia alypum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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