Trifurcula bleonella

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Trifurcula bleonella
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T. bleonella
Binomial name
Trifurcula bleonella
(Chrétien, 1904)

Trifurcula bleonella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Pierre 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 L. narbonense. They mine the stem of their host plant.

References[]

  1. ^ Markku Savela (2010-10-06). "Trifurcula". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ Rank:  Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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