Trifurcula sanctaecrucis

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

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

The larvae feed on Lavandula canariensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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