Mesophleps palpigera

Mesophleps palpigera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa. Records from outside of Africa are based on misidentifications.

Mesophleps palpigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. palpigera
Binomial name
Mesophleps palpigera
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia palpigera Walsingham, 1891
  • Paraspistes palpigera
  • Brachyacma palpigera
Mesophleps palpigera

The wingspan is 9–15.5 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown to light ochreous brown.

The larvae feed on Bauhinia, Parkinsonia aculeata, Acacia, Albizia altissimum, Albizia lebbeck, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria retusa, Lonchocarpus cyanescens, Millettia zechiana, Pericopsis laxiflora, Tephrosia bracteolata.[1]

References

  1. Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.


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