Trifurcula subnitidella
Checklist Number04.067 [B&F: 0045]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | subnitidella |
| Authority: | (Duponchel, [1843]) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on flower meadows and downland on chalk or limestone in south-eastern England, Cumbria and the Burren. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 4.2-5.8 mm. Very similar to T. cryptella, from which only really separable by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Bird's-foot Trefoil.
