Mirificarma aflavella

Mirificarma aflavella
Mirificarma aflavella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mirificarma
Species: M. aflavella
Binomial name
Mirificarma aflavella
(Amsel, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhinosia aflavella Amsel, 1935

Mirificarma aflavella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Greece (Rodhos), Turkey and Israel.

The wingspan is 7-9.5 mm for males and females. The head is moderately light golden-brown. The forewings have alternating transverse zig-zag patches of light golden-brown and mid brown, weakly contrasting.[2] Adults have been recorded from March to May.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
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