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Mirificarma flavella

Synonyms: Acompsia flavella (homotypic); Gelechia segetella

Wikipedia Abstract

Mirificarma flavella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Serbia and Montenegro, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Algeria and Tunisia. The wingspan is 7–9 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females. The head is yellowish. The forewings have alternating transverse zig-zag patches of yellowish colour and deep yellow-tinged brown. Adults have been recorded from April to July. The larvae feed on Trifolium pratense and Lotus corniculatus. Larvae can be found in May and June.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0