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Mirificarma ocellinella

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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.[1] Adults are on wing in January, from March to May and from September to November.

The larvae feed on Retama raetam.

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