Ornativalva ornatella explained

Ornativalva ornatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1967. It is found in Romania, the southern part of European Russia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Mongolia.^{[1] [2]}

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July, and in August. The host plant might be a Tamarix species, but this has not been confirmed.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/ornativalva/ funet.fi
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234510/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436963 Fauna Europaea
3. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis34briti#page/116/mode/1up Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 116