Ornativalva kalahariensis

Ornativalva kalahariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ornativalva
Species: O. kalahariensis
Binomial name
Ornativalva kalahariensis
(Janse, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Pelostola kalahariensis Janse, 1960

Ornativalva kalahariensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Janse in 1960. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.[1][2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in January, April and November.[3]

The larvae feed on Tamarix usneoides.

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