- Trifurcula headleyella
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Trifurcula headleyella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Trifurcula Species: T. headleyella Binomial name Trifurcula headleyella
(Stainton, 1854)Synonyms - Nepticula headleyella Stainton, 1854
- Nepticula argyrostigma Frey, 1856
- Nepticula dubiella Hauder, 1912
- Trifurcula rodella Svensson, 1982
- Fedalmia headleyella (Stainton, 1854)
Trifurcula headleyella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. 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, Prunella laciniata and Prunella vulgaris. The mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a very long corridor, often following the midrib or the leaf margin, widening in the end into an irregular elongate blotch. The larva may move to another or even a third leaf (all the while mining) by way of the petioles and stem. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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