Trifurcula immundella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Feb. 18, 2020, 7:44 a.m.
A species with few records in the past, but since the recent quest for leafmining species it seems to be fairly common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nepticulidae > Genus: Trifurcula > Species: Trifurcula immundella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone drievorkmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E., Mors L. & Weyers J. 1861. Rapport sur les excursions entomologiques faites dans la Campine anversoise. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 47–51. On page 25. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Caterpillar
Mine
Flight periods
The adults fly in one or perhaps two generations a year. Moths have been seen from June towards early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Sarothamnus
The yellowish larva makes a long brown gallery beneath the bark on a young twig of Cytisus scoparius, generally close to the tip. Pupation in a dark ochreous brown cocoon.
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