Ornativalva zonella

Ornativalva zonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ornativalva
Species:	O. zonella
Binomial name
	Ornativalva zonella; (Chrétien, 1917)
Synonyms
	Teleia zonella Chrétien, 1917; Teleia cimelion Amsel, 1935; Ornativalva iranella Sattler, 1967;

Ornativalva zonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1917. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, southern Iran and China (Xinjiang).^[1]

Adults have been recorded on wing from March to June.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species. They live in a small silken tube between two or three twigs of the host plant. Pupation takes place on the ground in a cocoon which is covered with particles of soil.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Ornativalva Gozmány, 1955". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 34 (2): 106

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Ornativalva Gozmány, 1955". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 34 (2): 106

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