Mesophleps epiochra

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Mesophleps epiochra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. epiochra
Binomial name
Mesophleps epiochra
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Brachyacma epiochraMeyrick, 1886
  • Brachyacma epichordaTurner, 1919

Mesophleps epiochra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia), the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.

The wingspan is 8–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Cassia occidentalis , Crotalaria striata , Sophora tomentosa and Vigna unguiculata . They live in the dry seed pods. [1]

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Mesophleps cycnobathra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps tetrachroa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps ochroloma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.

Mesophleps trichombra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps mylicotis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps macrosemus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps apentheta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia.

Mesophleps meliphanes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Southern Australia.

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References

  1. ↑ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa3373: 1-82.


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