Mirificarma cabezella

Mirificarma cabezella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mirificarma
Species: M. cabezella
Binomial name
Mirificarma cabezella
(Chrétien, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cabezella Chretien, 1925

Mirificarma cabezella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain and Morocco.

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. The head is mid-brown, occasionally ochreous brown. The forewings are mottled brown, but darker in the apical half.[2] Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus hispanicus. They feed from within the shoots. Larvae can be found in June.

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