''Trifurcula'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, inc ...
. For the Triassic aged
ray-fin "''Glaucolepis''" Stensiö, 1921 (non ''Glaucolepis'' Braun, 1917) see ''
Pteronisculus
''Pteronisculus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Early Triassic and Middle Triassic epochs of the Triassic period worldwide.
It was first described under the name "''Glaucolepis''" by Erik Stensiö ...
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Selected species
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Trifurcula aerifica''
(Meyrick, 1915)
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Trifurcula albiflorella''
Klimesch, 1978
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Trifurcula alypella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula andalusica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula anthyllidella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula argentosa''
(Puplesis & Robinson, 2000)
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Trifurcula aurella''
Rebel, 1933
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Trifurcula austriaca''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula baldensis''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula barbertonensis''
Scoble, 1980
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Trifurcula beirnei''
Puplesis, 1984
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Trifurcula bleonella''
(Chretien, 1904)
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Trifurcula bupleurella
''Trifurcula bupleurella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern France and the Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest ...
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(Chretien, 1907)
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Trifurcula calycotomella''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1997
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Trifurcula chamaecytisi''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula corleyi''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula coronillae
''Trifurcula coronillae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, but probably has a wider range.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...
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van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula corothamni
''Trifurcula corothamni'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Zdenek Laštuvka and Ales Laštuvka in 1994. It is known from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked c ...
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Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula cryptella
''Trifurcula cryptella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread throughout Europe
The wingspan is 4-4.6 mm. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are ferruginous-yellowish, sometimes mixed with fuscous. The collar is bri ...
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(Stainton, 1856)
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Trifurcula cytisanthi
''Trifurcula cytisanthi'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 2005. It is known from Verona, Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western ...
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A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula etnensis
''Trifurcula etnensis'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 2005. It is known from Mount Etna, Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island ...
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A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula eurema
''Trifurcula eurema'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread throughout Europe, northwards to southern Norway and Sweden (but not in Finland), Poland and the Baltic Region. It is also found in the Mediterranean region, including ...
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(Tutt, 1899)
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Trifurcula globulariae
''Trifurcula globulariae'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. First described by Klimesch in 1975, it is only known from North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeas ...
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Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula graeca
''Trifurcula graeca'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by A. and Z. Laštuvka in 1998. It is known from Lakonia, Greece.Trifurcula hamirella
''Trifurcula hamirella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in ...
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(Chrétien, 1915) (=''
Trifurcula saturejae
''Trifurcula hamirella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in ...
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(Parenti, 1963))
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Trifurcula headleyella''
(Stainton, 1854)
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Trifurcula helladica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula iberica''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula immundella''
(Zeller, 1839)
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Trifurcula istriae''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
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Trifurcula josefklimeschi''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula kalavritana''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
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Trifurcula lavandulae''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula liskai''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000
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Trifurcula luteola''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula macedonica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998
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Trifurcula magna''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 1997
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Trifurcula manygoza''
van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula melanoptera''
van Nieukerken & Puplesis, 1991
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Trifurcula micromeriae''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula montana''
Z. Lastuvka, A. Lastuvka & Van Nieukerken, 2007
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Trifurcula moravica''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1994
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Trifurcula oishiella''
Matsumura, 1931
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Trifurcula orientella''
Klimesch, 1953
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Trifurcula ortneri''
(Klimesch, 1951)
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Trifurcula pallidella''
(Duponchel, 1843)
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Trifurcula pederi''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula peloponnesica''
van Nieukerken, 2007
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Trifurcula pullus''
Scoble, 1980
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Trifurcula puplesisi''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula raikhonae''
(Puplesis, 1985)
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Trifurcula ridiculosa''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula rosmarinella''
(Chretien, 1914)
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Trifurcula rusticula''
(Meyrick, 1916)
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Trifurcula saccharella''
(Braun, 1912)
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Trifurcula salicinae''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula salvifoliae''
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 2007
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Trifurcula sanctaecrucis''
(Walsingham, 1908)
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Trifurcula sanctibenedicti''
Klimesch, 1979
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Trifurcula serotinella''
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
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Trifurcula silviae''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula sinica''
(Yang, 1989)
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Trifurcula squamatella''
Stainton, 1849
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Trifurcula stoechadella''
Klimesch, 1975
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Trifurcula subnitidella''
(Duponche, 1843)
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Trifurcula teucriella''
(Chretien, 1914)
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Trifurcula thymi''
(Szocs, 1965)
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Trifurcula trasaghica''
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2005
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Trifurcula trilobella''
Klimesch, 1978
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Trifurcula victoris''
van Nieukerken, 1990
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Trifurcula zollikofferiela''
(Chrétien, 1914)
External links
Fauna Europaea
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3375360
Monotrysia genera
Nepticulidae
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller