Ornativalva heluanensis , Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Ornativalva heluanensis , Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)

MOTH INFO

Ornativalva heluanensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913)

Teleia heluanensis (Debski, 1913)

Teleia frankeniivorella (Chrétien, 1917)

Teleia oasicolella (Turati, 1924)

Lita siculella (Mariani, 1937)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Ornativalva

Wingspan

10-14 mm

Habitat

Coastal areas.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the young shoots of various plants, i.e.  Tamaricaceae (Tamarix sp), Frankeniaceae (Frankenia sp), etc.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       
Links

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