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Ornativalva tamariciella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ornativalva

Ornativalva tamariciella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1850. It is found in Italy and Croatia.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica.

References

Ornativalva tamariciella Wikipedia