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Pectinivalva anazona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Pectinivalva
Species:	P. anazona
Binomial name
Pectinivalva anazona (Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
Nepticula anazona Meyrick, 1906

Pectinivalva anazona is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the Queensland coast of Australia, first described from around Brisbane.

The wingspan is about 4 mm for females.

Larvae probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. Johansson, Roland; Hoare, Robert J. B.; Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Nieukerken, Erik J. Van (1997-01-01). "Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): redescription of the named species". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 28 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1163/187631297X00132. ISSN 1876-312X.
2. ^ "Species Pectinivalva anazona (Meyrick, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived from the original on 9 Oct 2012. Retrieved 2 Feb 2024.
3. "Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): redescription of the named species" (PDF). Entmimologica Scandinavica. 28: 16–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012.

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