Trifurcula micromeriae
Trifurcula micromeriae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. micromeriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula micromeriae (Walsingham, 1908) | |
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The larvae feed on Micromeria teneriffae and Micromeria varia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor with a broad frass line. The larva mines in two to three leaves and moves from one leaf to another through the petioles.
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