Trifurcula saccharella

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Trifurcula saccharella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. saccharella
Binomial name
Trifurcula saccharella
(Braun, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula saccharellaBraun, 1912
  • Glaucolepis saccharella

Trifurcula saccharella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio, United States.

Mine Glaucolepis saccharella mine.png
Mine

The wingspan is about 4 mm. Mined leaves may be collected in early July and late August; sometimes the larvae of a third generation are found in October. Moths from the overwintering pupae emerge in May and June.

The larvae feed on Acer saccharum and Acer rubrum . They mine the leaves of their host plant.