Ornativalva pharaonis

Ornativalva pharaonis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1967. It is found in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan and Israel.[1]

Ornativalva pharaonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species:
O. pharaonis
Binomial name
Ornativalva pharaonis
Sattler, 1967

Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from June to November.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, including Tamarix aphylla. They have been recorded inhabiting galls created by Eriophyes tlaiae.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 121


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