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