Amblypalpis olivierella

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Amblypalpis olivierella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Amblypalpis
Species:
A. olivierella
Binomial name
Amblypalpis olivierella
Ragonot, 1886

Amblypalpis olivierella, the tamarix spindle-gall moth, is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1886.[1] It is found in Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, the Sinai, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, northern Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, Iran, India and Pakistan.

The larvae have been recorded inducing galls on Tamarix brachystylis, Tamarix bounopaea, Tamarix articulata and Tamarix africana.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Cerasa, Giuliano; Lo Verde, Gabriella; Massa, Bruno (2014). "New Records of Gall-inducer and Inquiline Insects in a Few Mediterranean Countries, with Biological Notes". Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 16 (1): 71–84. ISSN 1302-0250.