Trifurcula hamirella

Trifurcula hamirella
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Trifurcula
Species:	T. hamirella
Binomial name
	Trifurcula hamirella; (Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
	Nepticula hamirella Chrétien, 1915; Glaucolepis hamirella; Nepticula saturejae Parenti, 1963; Trifurcula saturejae (Parenti, 1963); Fedalmia saturejae; Stigmella saturejae; Glaucolepis saturejae;

Trifurcula hamirella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in Algeria. The larvae feed on Calamintha nepeta, Calamintha nepeta glandulosa, Calamintha sylvatica and Micromeria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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