Mirificarma denotata

Mirificarma denotata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Morocco, Portugal and Spain.

Mirificarma denotata
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M. denotata
Binomial name
Mirificarma denotata
Pitkin, 1984[1]

The wingspan is 7.5-8.5 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. The head is light or occasionally mid-brown. The forewings are mottled brown and light pink-grey, with an ochreous tinge near the base.[2] Adults have been recorded from late April to May.

The larvae feed on Astragalus lusitanicus.

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