Ornativalva sesostrella

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Ornativalva sesostrella
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species:
O. sesostrella
Binomial name
Ornativalva sesostrella
(Rebel, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sesostrellaRebel, 1912

Ornativalva sesostrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hans 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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