Mesophleps oxycedrella

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Mesophleps oxycedrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. oxycedrella
Binomial name
Mesophleps oxycedrella
(Millière, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia oxycedrellaMillière, 1871

Mesophleps oxycedrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and on Sicily the Canary Islands.

Larva with berry Mesophleps oxycedrella larva with berry.jpg
Larva with berry

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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References

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