Pectinivalva warburtonensis

Pectinivalva warburtonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Pectinivalva
Species: P. warburtonensis
Binomial name
Pectinivalva warburtonensis
(Wilson, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula warburtonensis Wilson, 1939

Pectinivalva warburtonensis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found on the Warburton Ranges in Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm for males and females.

The host plant is unknown, but probably a Myrtaceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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