Ornativalva plutelliformis

Ornativalva plutelliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species: O. plutelliformis
Binomial name
Ornativalva plutelliformis
(Staudinger, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia plutelliformis Staudinger, 1859

Ornativalva plutelliformis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found from southern Europe and North Africa east to western Asia (including Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates[2]) and China (Xinjiang).

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[3]

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