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Trifurcula squamatella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1849.[1] It is found in most of Europe.[2]

Trifurcula squamatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Trifurcula
Species:	T. squamatella
Binomial name
Trifurcula squamatella Stainton, 1849
Synonyms
Trifurcula maxima Klimesch, 1953

The wingspan is 7.8–9.8 mm for males and 8.4–10 mm for females.

The larvae probably mine the bark of broom.

References

External links

• Taxonomy and distribution of Trifurcula squamatella Stainton sp.rev., a senior synonym of T. maxima Klimesch (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

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