''Trifurcula'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Nepticulidae. For the Triassic aged
ray-fin "''Glaucolepis''" Stensiö, 1921 (non ''Glaucolepis'' Braun, 1917) see ''
Pteronisculus
''Pteronisculus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Early Triassic and Middle Triassic epochs of the Triassic period.
It was first described under the name "''Glaucolepis''" by Erik Stensiö in 1921 and w ...
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Selected species
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Trifurcula aerifica
''Trifurcula aerifica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Peru
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(Meyrick, 1915)
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Trifurcula albiflorella
''Trifurcula albiflorella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece and Turkey.
The wingspan is 4.25–5 mm.
The larvae feed on '' Nepeta nuda albiflora''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of ...
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Klimesch, 1978
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Trifurcula alypella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula andalusica
''Trifurcula andalusica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the western parts of Andalusia.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For exa ...
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Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula anthyllidella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula argentosa
''Trifurcula argentosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Robinson in 2000. It is known from Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Cen ...
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(Puplesis & Robinson, 2000)
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Trifurcula aurella''
Rebel, 1933
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Trifurcula austriaca''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula baldensis''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula barbertonensis''
Scoble, 1980
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Trifurcula beirnei''
Puplesis, 1984
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Trifurcula bleonella''
(Chretien, 1904)
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Trifurcula bupleurella''
(Chretien, 1907)
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Trifurcula calycotomella
''Trifurcula calycotomella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1997. It was described from Liguria, Italy, but is also found in Spain, France, Croatia and Greece
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A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1997
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Trifurcula chamaecytisi
''Trifurcula chamaecytisi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Zdenek Laštuvka and Ales Laštuvka in 1994. It is known from Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary and Russia
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Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula corleyi
''Trifurcula corleyi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central and southern Spain (in the provinces of Ávila, Cuenca, Málaga, and Toledo) and Portugal.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpla ...
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Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula coronillae
''Trifurcula coronillae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, but probably has a wider range.
The wingspan is 5.6-6.7 mm for males and 5.4-6.4 mm for females. Adults emerge from Ma ...
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van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula corothamni
''Trifurcula corothamni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Zdenek Laštuvka and Ales Laštuvka in 1994. It is known from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ...
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Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula cryptella
''Trifurcula cryptella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread throughout Europe, northwards to southern parts of Norway and Sweden (but not in Finland), eastwards to Poland and the Balkan Peninsula, and south to the Mediterrane ...
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(Stainton, 1856)
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Trifurcula cytisanthi
''Trifurcula cytisanthi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 2005. It is known from Verona, Italy.Trifurcula etnensis
''Trifurcula etnensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 2005. It is known from Mount Etna, Sicily
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A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula eurema
''Trifurcula eurema'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread throughout Europe, northwards to southern Norway and Sweden (but not in Finland), Poland and the Baltic Region. It is also found in the Mediterranean region, including ...
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(Tutt, 1899)
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Trifurcula globulariae''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula graeca
''Trifurcula graeca'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1998. It is known from Lakonia, Greece.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.
The larvae feed on '' Calamintha nepeta'', ''Calamintha nepeta glandulosa'', '' Calami ...
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(Chrétien, 1915) (=''
Trifurcula saturejae
''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.
The larvae feed on '' Calamintha nepeta'', ''Calamintha nepeta glandulosa'', '' Calami ...
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(Parenti, 1963))
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Trifurcula headleyella
''Trifurcula headleyella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all Europe, with the possible exception of Ireland and the Mediterranean islands
The wingspan is 4.2–5.8 mm.
The larvae feed on '' Prunella grandiflora'', ...
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(Stainton, 1854)
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Trifurcula helladica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula iberica''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula immundella''
(Zeller, 1839)
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Trifurcula istriae''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
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Trifurcula josefklimeschi''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula kalavritana''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
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Trifurcula lavandulae''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula liskai''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
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Trifurcula luteola''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula macedonica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
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Trifurcula magna''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1997
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Trifurcula manygoza''
van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula melanoptera''
van Nieukerken & Puplesis, 1991
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Trifurcula micromeriae''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula montana''
Z. Lastuvka, A. Lastuvka & Van Nieukerken, 2007
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Trifurcula moravica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula oishiella''
Matsumura, 1931
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Trifurcula orientella''
Klimesch, 1953
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Trifurcula ortneri''
(Klimesch, 1951)
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Trifurcula pallidella''
(Duponchel, 1843)
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Trifurcula pederi''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula peloponnesica''
van Nieukerken, 2007
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Trifurcula pullus''
Scoble, 1980
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Trifurcula puplesisi''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula raikhonae''
(Puplesis, 1985)
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Trifurcula ridiculosa''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula rosmarinella''
(Chretien, 1914)
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Trifurcula rusticula''
(Meyrick, 1916)
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Trifurcula saccharella''
(Braun, 1912)
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Trifurcula salicinae''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula salvifoliae''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula sanctaecrucis''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula sanctibenedicti''
Klimesch, 1979
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Trifurcula serotinella''
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
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Trifurcula silviae''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula sinica
''Trifurcula sinica'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Yang in 1989. It is known from the Shaanxi in China.
Adults have been recorded in April.
The larvae make galls in young branches of ''Prunus cerasifera'', ''Prunus ...
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(Yang, 1989)
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Trifurcula squamatella''
Stainton, 1849
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Trifurcula stoechadella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula subnitidella''
(Duponche, 1843)
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Trifurcula teucriella''
(Chretien, 1914)
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Trifurcula thymi''
(Szocs, 1965)
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Trifurcula trasaghica''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula trilobella''
Klimesch, 1978
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Trifurcula victoris''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula zollikofferiela''
(Chrétien, 1914)
External links
Fauna Europaea
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3375360
Monotrysia genera
Nepticulidae
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller