Mesophleps oxycedrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Mesophleps |
Species: | M. oxycedrella |
Binomial name | |
Mesophleps oxycedrella (Millière, 1871) | |
Synonyms | |
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Mesophleps oxycedrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and on Sicily the Canary Islands.
The wingspan is 6.5–14 mm. Adults emerge in early July.
The larvae feed on the fruit of Juniperus oxycedrus , Juniperus phoeniceus and Juniperus macrocarpus . [1]
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