Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans

Nepticulidae

04.070 Scarce Broom Dot Trifurcula squamatella Stainton, 1849

pRDB1

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Where broom is found.

Habits: The moth flies around broom at dusk.

Foodplant: The early stages are unknown. The larva is thought to form a bark gallery mine on a twig of broom.