Eteobalea tririvella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden.

Eteobalea tririvella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Eteobalea
Species:
E. tririvella
Binomial name
Eteobalea tririvella
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora tririvella Staudinger, 1870
  • Stagmatophora tririvella bernhardiella Kasy, 1973
  • Stagmatophora kasyi Riedl, 1965

The wingspan is 11–17 mm.[2] The forewings are black with three shining golden lines and an apical patch. The hindwings are greyish black.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to the end of August.

The larvae possibly feed on Thymus species.[4]

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