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 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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