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Trifurcula hamirella

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Species of moth

Trifurcula hamirella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species: T. hamirella
Binomial name
Trifurcula hamirella
(Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula hamirella Chrétien, 1915
  • Glaucolepis hamirella
  • Nepticula saturejae Parenti, 1963
  • Trifurcula saturejae (Parenti, 1963)
  • Fedalmia saturejae
  • Stigmella saturejae
  • Glaucolepis saturejae

Trifurcula hamirella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in Algeria.

The larvae feed on Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glandulosa, Calamintha sylvatica and Micromeria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Trifurcula saturejae


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