Trifurcula anthyllidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain, on Mallorca and along the south and east coast from Cadiz to Girona on limestone, up into the mountains.
| Trifurcula anthyllidella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. anthyllidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula anthyllidella Klimesch, 1975
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The wingspan is 5.6–7.4 mm for males and 5.6–7.1 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides and Anthyllis terniflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- Review Of The Subgenus Trifurcula (Levarchama), With Two New Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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