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Mirificarma ocellinella

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Species of moth

Mirificarma ocellinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mirificarma
Species: M. ocellinella
Binomial name
Mirificarma ocellinella
(Chrétien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ocellinella Chretien, 1915
  • Gelechia aurantiella Chretien, 1915
  • Gelechia retamaeofoliella Dumont, 1931

Mirificarma ocellinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Jordan.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm for males and 8.5-10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, from March to May and from September to November.

The larvae feed on Retama raetam.

References

  1. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
Taxon identifiers
Mirificarma ocellinella


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