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Trifurcula sanctibenedicti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Trifurcula

Scientific name
  
Trifurcula sanctibenedicti

Trifurcula sanctibenedicti is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Spain.

The wingspan is 5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Bupleurum fruticescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, mostly starting in or near the tip of the leaf and winding in two loops along the parallel leaf veins. The mine is on the upper-surface and whitish, resembling a Diptera mine. The frass is deposited in a narrow, dark brown or black, often interrupted, central line, occupying about one third of the width of the corridor. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

References

Trifurcula sanctibenedicti Wikipedia