Trifurcula sanctaecrucis

Trifurcula sanctaecrucis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

Trifurcula sanctaecrucis
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T. sanctaecrucis
Binomial name
Trifurcula sanctaecrucis
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1908

The larvae feed on Lavandula canariensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gallery, alternating between upper-surface and lower-surface. The frass is deposited in an almost continuous line that leaves a clear margin at either side. The rind of the stem may also be mined in young shoots.


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