Ornativalva frontella

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

Ornativalva frontella
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O. frontella
Binomial name
Ornativalva frontella
Sattler, 1976

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The anterior half of the forewings is suffused with pink and the costa lined with brown scales. There are black longitudinal markings lined anteriorly with white, separated by a white patch in the middle of the cell. The markings gradually become lighter towards the fold and the inner margin is light brown up to the fold, sometimes suffused with pink, and with a distinct dark basal streak. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

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

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