Mesophleps ochracella

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

Mesophleps ochracella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. ochracella
Binomial name
Mesophleps ochracella
(Turati, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Nothris ochracella Turati, 1926
  • Mesophleps orientella Nel & Nel, 2003
  • Mesophleps gallicella Varenne & Nel, 2011

The wingspan is 9–16.5 mm. The forewings are variable, ranging from light yellow to yellowish grey, the wing tip around the apex and termen is darker grey with white-tipped scales.

The larvae probably feed on Cruciferae species.[1][2]

References
  1. Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
  2. Pinzari, M. (2020-03-30). "Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926) new to Italy (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 48 (189): 125–128.
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