Amblypalpis olivierella

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.

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

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

References

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  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.