Ornativalva macrosignella

Ornativalva macrosignella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1967. It is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Israel and southern Iran (Luristan).[1]

Ornativalva macrosignella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species:
O. macrosignella
Binomial name
Ornativalva macrosignella
Sattler, 1967

Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July.

The larvae feed on Tamarix tetragyna and Tamarix nilotica.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 124


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