Trifurcula josefklimeschi

Trifurcula josefklimeschi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found south of the line running from France to the Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Trifurcula josefklimeschi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. josefklimeschi
Binomial name
Trifurcula josefklimeschi
van Nieukerken, 1990

The wingspan is 4.9-6.5 mm for males and 4.9-6.1 mm for females. Adults emerge from late May to mid-September. There might be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium hirsutum and Dorycnium pentaphyllum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae have been found in January, February, and early April.

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