Ornativalva zonella

Ornativalva zonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1917. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, southern Iran and China (Xinjiang).[1]

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

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]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Ornativalva Gozmány, 1955". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 34 (2): 106


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