Trifurcula orientella
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| Species: | T. orientella
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| Trifurcula orientella Klimesch, 1953
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Trifurcula orientella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Portugal and southern France across Liguria and Slovenia and southern central Europe to Greece.
The larvae feed on Genista germanica, Genista hispanica, and other small, mostly thorny Genista species. They mine the stems of their host plant.
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Categories:
- Nepticulidae
- Moths of Europe
- Trifurcula stubs