Ornativalva plutelliformis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
MOTH INFO
Ornativalva plutelliformis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Ornativalva plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
Gelechia plutelliformis (Staudinger, 1859)
Alucita olbiaella (Millière, 1861)
Hypsolophus siewersiellus (Christoph, 1867)
Gelechia sinuatella (Walsingham, 1904)
Common name
–
Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Ornativalva
Wingspan
16-17 mm
Habitat
Coastal areas.
Food plant
The monophagous larva feeds on the shoots on Tamaricaceae (Tamarix sp).
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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