Trifurcula pallidella

Trifurcula pallidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is the type species of the genus Trifurcula.

Trifurcula pallidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Trifurcula
Species:	T. pallidella
Binomial name
Trifurcula pallidella (Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
Oecophora pallidella Duponchel, [1843] Trifurcula incognitella Toll, 1936

The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early or mid-July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus albus, Chamaecytisus austriacus, Chamaecytisus hirsutus, Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis, Chamaecytisus ruthenicus, Cytisus procumbens and Lembotropis nigricans. The larvae make galls on their host plant.

External links

• Trifurcula pallidella (Duponchel, 1843) (Nepticulidae): distribution, biology and immature stages, particularly in Poland
• Fauna Europaea