Ornativalva sieversi

Ornativalva sieversi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found in southern and central European Russia, Iran and Afghanistan.[1][2]

Ornativalva sieversi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ornativalva
Species:
O. sieversi
Binomial name
Ornativalva sieversi
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sieversi Staudinger, 1871

The wingspan is 15–17 mm.[3]

The host plant is unknown, but might be a Tamarix species.[4]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Berl. Ent. Z. 14 (3/4): 309
  4. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 134


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