Ornativalva sesostrella

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

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

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

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 115


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