Ornativalva indica
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| Species: | O. indica
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| Ornativalva indica Sattler, 1967
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Ornativalva indica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1967. It is found in southern Iran (Luristan), Pakistan (Peshawar) and India (Bihar).[1]
Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Tamarix species, possibly . They tie three or four twigs together into a case which is carried about, feeding on dry twigs of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a cocoon on the ground.[2]
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1967
- Ornativalva
- Anomologinae stubs