Trifurcula headleyella

Trifurcula headleyella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Trifurcula
Species:	T. headleyella
Binomial name
Trifurcula headleyella (Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
Nepticula headleyella Stainton, 1854 Nepticula argyrostigma Frey, 1856 Nepticula dubiella Hauder, 1912 Trifurcula rodella Svensson, 1982 Fedalmia headleyella (Stainton, 1854)

Trifurcula headleyella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in all Europe, with the possible exception of Ireland and the Mediterranean islands

The wingspan is 4.2–5.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Prunella grandiflora, Prunella laciniata and Prunella vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a very long corridor, often following the midrib or the leaf margin, widening in the end into an irregular elongate blotch. The larva may move to another or even a third leaf (all the while mining) by way of the petioles and stem. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

• Swedish Moths
• bladmineerders.nl