''Trifurcula pallidella'' is a

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 ...

of the family Nepticulidae. It is the

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of the genus '' Trifurcula''. The

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is 7.5–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early or mid-July. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Chamaecytisus albus'', ''Chamaecytisus austriacus'', '' Chamaecytisus hirsutus'', ''Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis'', ''Chamaecytisus ruthenicus'', ''Cytisus procumbens'' and ''

Lembotropis nigricans ''Cytisus nigricans'', the black broom, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the family Fabaceae. Growing tall, it is a slender deciduous shrub with erect branches. Masses of brilliant yellow, slightly fragrant pea-lik ...

''. The larvae make

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s on their host plant.

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Trifurcula pallidella (Duponchel, 1843) (Nepticulidae): distribution, biology and immature stages, particularly in PolandFauna Europaea
Nepticulidae Moths of Europe Moths described in 1843 {{Trifurcula-stub