Ornativalva indica

Ornativalva indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species: O. indica
Binomial name
Ornativalva indica
Sattler, 1967

Ornativalva indica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 Tamarix indica. 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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