Ornativalva rufipuncta

Ornativalva rufipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species: O. rufipuncta
Binomial name
Ornativalva rufipuncta
Sattler, 1976

Ornativalva rufipuncta is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Sattler in 1976. It is found in southern Iran.[1]

The wingspan is 5-6 mm. The forewings are greyish with red-brown markings. There are two red-brown dots in the cell, a double dot at the end of the cell and a short streak in the fold at the base. There are also three red-brown dots on the fold, at one-third, two-thirds and the end of the fold, as well as a narrow red-brown zone along the base of the fringes. The outer transverse line is sharply angulate in the middle. Adults have been recorded on wing in April.

The host plant is unknown, but might be a Tamarix species.[2]

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