Trifurcula orientella
Trifurcula orientella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Portugal and southern France across Liguria and Slovenia and southern central Europe to Greece.
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| Species: | T. orientella |
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| Trifurcula orientella Klimesch, 1953 | |
The larvae feed on Genista germanica, Genista hispanica, Genista sylvestris and other small, mostly thorny Genista species. They mine the stems of their host plant.
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