Ornativalva sieversi explained

Ornativalva sieversi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is found in southern and central European Russia, Iran and Afghanistan.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is 15–17 mm.^[3]

The host plant is unknown, but might be a Tamarix species.^[4]

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/20160304234938/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436968 Fauna Europaea
3. https://archive.org/stream/berlinerentomolo141870berl#page/309/mode/1up Berl. Ent. Z. 14 (3/4): 309
4. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis34briti#page/134/mode/1up Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 134