Trifurcula hamirella

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Trifurcula hamirella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in Algeria.

Trifurcula hamirella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. hamirella
Binomial name
Trifurcula hamirella
(Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula hamirella Chrétien, 1915
  • Glaucolepis hamirella
  • Nepticula saturejae Parenti, 1963
  • Trifurcula saturejae (Parenti, 1963)
  • Fedalmia saturejae
  • Stigmella saturejae
  • Glaucolepis saturejae

The larvae feed on Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glandulosa, Calamintha sylvatica and Micromeria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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