Mesophleps geodes
Mesophleps geodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, Kenya, Pakistan and India.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. geodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesophleps geodes (Meyrick, 1929) | |
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The wingspan is 10.5–18.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Acacia brevispica, Acacia catechu, Acacia farnesiana and Albizia lebbeck. They live in the seed pods.[1]
References
- 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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