Trifurcula micromeriae

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Trifurcula micromeriae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. micromeriae
Binomial name
Trifurcula micromeriae
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella micromeriaeWalsingham, 1908

Trifurcula micromeriae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The larvae feed on Micromeria teneriffae and Micromeria varia . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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