''Trifurcula ridiculosa'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

: Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and

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, including Porto Santo island. The wingspan is 4.1–4.5 mm for males and 3.8–4.1 mm for females. It probably breeds continuously. Larvae have been found in February, April, September, October and December. The larvae feed on ''

Lotus arabicus Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...

'', ''

Lotus campylocladus Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: **Lotus (genus), ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic As ...

'', '' Lotus glaucus'', ''

Lotus glinoides ''Lotus glinoides'' is a dwarf annual with retuse leaflets and pinkish purple flowers. It can be found in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and from North Africa to Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ...

'', '' Lotus pedunculatus'' and ''

Lotus sessilifolius Lotus may refer to: Plants * Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae ** Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant al ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

Review Of The Subgenus Trifurcula (Levarchama), With Two New Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
Nepticulidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1908 {{Trifurcula-stub