Ornativalva antipyramis

Ornativalva antipyramis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on the Cape Verde islands, the Canary Islands, as well as in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen (Socotra), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, southern Iran (Luristan) and Pakistan.[1][2]

Ornativalva antipyramis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ornativalva
Species:
O. antipyramis
Binomial name
Ornativalva antipyramis
(Meyrick, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia antipyramis Meyrick, 1925

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July and in October.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 22, 2015). "Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lepiforum e. V.
  4. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 34 (2): 128.


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