Trifurcula victoris
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Trifurcula victoris is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is only known from the extremely dry region in the southeast part of the province of Almería in Spain
.
The wingspan
is 6.5-7.2 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. Adult males have a uniformly coloured yellow patch and relatively pale forewings.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides
. The larva makes a hardly visible gallery in the bark of the host plant. The larva are not visible in the mine. Mines were collected on stems, heavily infested by gall-forming coccids. The larvae were found in January and adults emerged from February to May.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is only known from the extremely dry region in the southeast part of the province of Almería in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 6.5-7.2 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. Adult males have a uniformly coloured yellow patch and relatively pale forewings.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis cytisoides
Anthyllis cytisoides
Anthyllis cytisoides is a summer-deciduous shrub of Southern Europe, common in the Balearic Islands and the southeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It prefers semi-arid limestone soils in areas free of frost the year round.-External links:* *...
. The larva makes a hardly visible gallery in the bark of the host plant. The larva are not visible in the mine. Mines were collected on stems, heavily infested by gall-forming coccids. The larvae were found in January and adults emerged from February to May.