Mesophleps silacella

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Mesophleps silacella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. silacella
Binomial name
Mesophleps silacella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea silacellaHübner, 1796
  • Tinea pyropellaHübner, 1793 (preocc. [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
  • Recurvaria silaceaHaworth, 1828
  • Mesophleps pudicellus var. apicellusCaradja, 1920
  • Mesophleps silacellus calaritanusAmsel, 1939
  • Tinea luteellaHübner, 1796

Mesophleps silacella, the straw crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, Turkey and Algeria.

The wingspan is 9–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on the wing in June.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species (including Helianthemum nummularium and Helianthemum tuberosum ) and Fumana procumbens . [1] They have been recorded in April, May, June and August.

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Mesophleps safranella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Niger, Benin, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Réunion and on the Seychelles.

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

Mesophleps tabellata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Karnataka, India.

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<i>Mesophleps oxycedrella</i> Species of moth

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

Mesophleps trinotella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Libya, as well as on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus.

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

Mesophleps parvella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Malaysia (Brunei), Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).

Mesophleps truncatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia and Vanuatu.

Mesophleps catericta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.

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 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.

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

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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