Odontivalvia
| Odontivalvia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
| Genus: | Odontivalvia Munroe, 1973[1] |
| Species: | O. radialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontivalvia radialis (Munroe, 1972) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Odontivalvia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Odontivalvia radialis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Leucophyllum minus.[3] They create silken tunnels covered with frass, attached to the branches of the host plant.[4]
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