''Trifurcula josefklimeschi'' is a
moth of the family
Nepticulidae. It is found south of the line running from
France to the
Czech Republic and
Ukraine.
The
wingspan is 4.9-6.5 mm for males and 4.9-6.1 mm for females. Adults emerge from late May to mid-September. There might be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Dorycnium hirsutum
''Lotus hirsutus'', also known by the synonym ''Dorycnium hirsutum'', common name: canary clover or hairy canary-clover, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae.
Description
It is a low-growing, domed semi- evergreen sub ...
'' and ''
Dorycnium pentaphyllum
''Lotus'', a latinization of Greek '' lōtos'' (), is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs) and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed worldwide. Depending on th ...
''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae have been found in January, February, and early April.
External links
bladmineerders.nlFauna EuropaeaNepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
Nepticulidae
Moths described in 1990
Moths of Europe
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