Ornativalva tamariciella explained

Ornativalva tamariciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Zeller in 1850. It is found in Italy and Croatia.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is about 10 mm.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/ornativalva/ funet.fi
2. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436964 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Ornativalva_Tamariciella lepiforum.de
4. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis34briti#page/126/mode/1up Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 34 (2) : 126