Trifurcula hamirella

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.

Trifurcula hamirella
Scientific classification
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

The larvae feed on Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glandulosa, Calamintha sylvatica and Micromeria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, slender gallery with a narrow central frass line. Normally, the mine begins at the underside of a leaf, then descends along the petiole to the rind of the stem. Here a long gallery is made, either ascending or descending. Sometimes the mine is limited to the stem. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.


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