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Odontivalvia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
O. radialis

Odontivalvia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Odontivalvia radialis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Leucophyllum minus. They create silken tunnels covered with frass, attached to the branches of the host plant.

References

Odontivalvia Wikipedia