Ornativalva sesostrella

Ornativalva sesostrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species: O. sesostrella
Binomial name
Ornativalva sesostrella
(Rebel, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sesostrella Rebel, 1912

Ornativalva sesostrella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Rebel in 1912. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, southern Iran and Pakistan.[1]

Adults have been recorded on wing from January to August, and in October and November.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[2]

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