Trifurcula liskai

Trifurcula liskai is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Slovenia, northern Italy and Austria.

Trifurcula liskai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. liskai
Binomial name
Trifurcula liskai
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000

The larvae feed on Globularia cordifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a straight, very narrow corridor which is completely filled with frass. Often the mine crosses to another leaf, where the corridor becomes somewhat wider.


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