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Ornativalva acutivalva

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ornativalva

Ornativalva acutivalva is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Sattler in 1976. It is found in Mongolia.

The wingspan is 5-6 mm. The costal half of the forewings is mostly dark brown, the dorsal half ochreous. The dark area distally is narrower, not reaching the apex, barely reaching the fold. Projections of the dark area touch the fold at one-third and two-thirds without crossing it. There are small dark dots in the cell and at the end of the cell in the ochreous area but connected with the dark area. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

The host plant is unknown, but might be a Tamarix species.

References

Ornativalva acutivalva Wikipedia