Ornativalva zonella
| Ornativalva zonella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ornativalva |
| Species: | O. zonella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornativalva zonella (Chrétien, 1917) | |
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Ornativalva zonella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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]
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