Trifurcula ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)

Lotus pedunculatus, Madeira; from van Nieukerken (2007b)
Lotus arabicus, La Gomera; from Klimesch (1977a)
Lotus sessilifolius, Teneriffa; from Klimesch (1977a)
mine
Oviposition at either side of the leaf. The mine starts as a long and very narrow corridor, following the leaf margin, suddenly widening into an elongated blotch. Small leaflets are almost entirely mined out. Pupation external, exit slit in the lower epidermis.
hostplants
Faabaceae, monophagous
Lotus campylocladus, glaucus, glinoides, pedunculatus, sessilifolius.
phenology
Several generations per year.
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands, Madeira.
larva
Bright yellow, lies venter-upwards in the mine (van Nieukerken, 2007b).
notes
There is a remarkable difference between the mines from the Canarias and Madeira: the early gallery in Madeiran mines is usually very much contorted, while the Canarian mines show a rather straight course (van Nieukerken, 2007b).
references
Aguiar & Karsholt (2006a), Hering (1957a), Klimesch (1975a, 1977a), van Nieukerken (1986a, 2007b), Skala (1939a).