Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Trifurcula orientella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trifurcula Rank Species | |
Trifurcula orientella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. 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, Genista sylvestris and other small, mostly thorny Genista species. They mine the stems of their host plant.
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