Trifurcula josefklimeschi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Trifurcula |
Species: | T. josefklimeschi |
Binomial name | |
Trifurcula josefklimeschi van Nieukerken, 1990 |
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.
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.