Trifurcula raikhonae

Trifurcula raikhonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Trifurcula
Species: T. raikhonae
Binomial name
Trifurcula raikhonae
(Puplesis, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Glaucolepis raikhonae Puplesis, 1985

Trifurcula raikhonae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is widespread in the Central Asian mountains, including the western and central Tyan Shan (Kazakhstan and Kirgiziya), the Gissar Range in Tadzhikistan, and the northern Kugitangtau mountains in Uzbekistan and in central Afghanistan. It is not found in lowland desert areas.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.1-3.9 mm for males and 3.2-4.0 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from May to August.

The larvae possibly make galls in branches of Prunus species.

Taxonomy

Sinopticula sinica is possibly a synonym.

References


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