Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ornativalva | |
Ornativalva antipyramis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found on the Cape Verde islands, the Canary Islands, as well as in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen (Socotra), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, southern Iran (Luristan) and Pakistan.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July and in October.
The larvae feed on Tamarix species.
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