Mesophleps ochracella

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Mesophleps ochracella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. ochracella
Binomial name
Mesophleps ochracella
(Turati, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Nothris ochracellaTurati, 1926
  • Mesophleps orientellaNel & Nel, 2003
  • Mesophleps gallicellaVarenne & Nel, 2011

Mesophleps ochracella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), France (Alpes-Maritimes), Malta, Greece (Lakonia and Crete), Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Italy, and probably Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 9–16.5 mm. The forewings are variable, ranging from light yellow to yellowish grey, the wing tip around the apex and termen is darker grey with white-tipped scales.

The larvae probably feed on Cruciferae species. [1] [2]

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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.
  2. ↑ Pinzari, M. (2020-03-30). "Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926) new to Italy (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 48 (189): 125–128.


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