- Trifurcula teucriella
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Trifurcula teucriella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Trifurcula Species: T. teucriella Binomial name Trifurcula teucriella
(Chretien, 1914)Synonyms - Nepticula teucriella Chretien, 1914
Trifurcula teucriella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in southern France and Spain.
The larvae feed on Teucrium chamaedrys. The mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor, widening into a blotch that may occupy the entire leaf. The larva may move to the opposite leaf through the petiole. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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