''Trifurcula immundella'', the broom pygmy moth, is a
moth of the family
Nepticulidae. It is found in western
Europe, wherever the host plant occurs.
The
wingspan is 6–8.4 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are ferruginous-yellowish, sometimes mixed with fuscous. The collar is rust brown. Antennal eyecaps are whitish. The forewings are ochreous-grey-whitish, coarsely irrorated with fuscous. Hindwings grey.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, LondonExternal image]
Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on '' Cytisus scoparius''.
References
External links
Fauna EuropaeaUKmoths
of genitalia
lepiforum.de
Nepticulidae
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1839
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