Mesophleps acutunca

Mesophleps acutunca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Hunan, Henan).

Mesophleps acutunca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. acutunca
Binomial name
Mesophleps acutunca
H.H. Li & Sattler, 2012

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are ochreous yellow, scattered with ochreous brown scales.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix acut- (meaning acute) and Latin uncus (meaning uncus) and refers to the small, acute, bud-shaped uncus.[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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