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Trifurcula salvifoliae

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Trifurcula salvifoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species:
T. salvifoliae
Binomial name
Trifurcula salvifoliae
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007

Trifurcula salvifoliae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Spain.

Description

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The larvae feed on Salvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia (syn. S. lavandulifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The wingspan of the mature moth is 4.2-4.8 mm.

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