Mirificarma flavella
Species of moth
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Mirificarma flavella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Serbia and Montenegro, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Algeria and Tunisia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mirificarma |
| Species: | M. flavella |
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| Mirificarma flavella | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females.[2] 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.