Trifurcula bleonella explained

Trifurcula bleonella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1904.[1] It is known from the Iberian Peninsula, France, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, southern Russia and Georgia.[2]

The larvae feed on Linum species, including L. narbonense. They mine the stem of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trifurcula . Markku Savela. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 2010-10-06 . 2011-12-16.
  2. Web site: Rank:  Species . Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world . Nepticuloidea.info . 2011-12-16.

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