Mirificarma pallidipulchra
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| Species: | M. pallidipulchra
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| Mirificarma pallidipulchra (Walsingham, 1904)
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Mirificarma pallidipulchra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
The wingspan is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 6.5–8 mm for females. The head is cream to moderately light brown. The forewings have alternating transverse indistinct zig-zag patches of cream and ochre or occasionally deep yellowish brown.[1] Adults are on wing from March to May and in July.
Adults have been found among stems and root-crowns of Teucrium species, but it is unlikely that this is the host plant.
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