Trifurcula calycotomella

(Trifurcula calycotomella)

Description

Trifurcula calycotomella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1997. It was described from Liguria, Italy, but is also found in Spain, France, Croatia and Greece. The larvae feed on Calicotome spinosa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nepticulidae

Genus:Trifurcula

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