Trifurcula anthyllidella

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Trifurcula anthyllidella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. anthyllidella
Binomial name
Trifurcula anthyllidella
Klimesch, 1975

Trifurcula anthyllidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain, on Mallorca and along the south and east coast from Cadiz to Girona on limestone, up into the mountains.

The wingspan is 5.6–7.4 mm for males and 5.6–7.1 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides and Anthyllis terniflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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