Trifurcula melanoptera

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Trifurcula melanoptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. melanoptera
Binomial name
Trifurcula melanoptera
van Nieukerken & Puplesis, 1991

Trifurcula melanoptera is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by van Nieukerken and Puplesis in 1991. [1] It is widespread in southern Europe, where it is known from Spain, southern France, Italy, Sardinia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, former Yugoslavia and the Crimea. It is also known from western Asia, including Anatolia, Armenia and western Turkmenistan. [2]

Adults have been recorded from July to August or September. There is probably one generation per year.

The immature stages and host plant are unknown, but it is not impossible that it is a gall-maker on Prunus species.

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References

  1. Markku Savela (2010-10-06). "Trifurcula". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. Rank:  Species (2010-12-01). "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.