Trifurcula sinica explained

Trifurcula sinica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Yang in 1989.[1] It is known from the Shaanxi in China.[2]

Adults have been recorded in April.

The larvae make galls in young branches of Prunus cerasifera, Prunus dulcis and Prunus persica.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sabiia.cnptia.embrapa.br/search?id=dare-uva-nl-oai_dc-3380&search=subjectFacets:"Invertebrates" Taxonomy and distribution of the Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) raikhonae group (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
  2. Web site: Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world . Nepticuloidea.info . 2010-12-20 . 2011-12-16.