Mirificarma cabezella
| Mirificarma cabezella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mirificarma |
| Species: | M. cabezella |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirificarma cabezella (Chrétien, 1925)[1] | |
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Mirificarma cabezella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain and Morocco.
The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. The head is mid brown, occasionally ochreous brown. The forewings are mottled brown, but darker in the apical half.[2] Adults are on wing from August to October.
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus hispanicus. They feed from within the shoots. Larvae can be found in June.