Mesophleps parvella

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

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

The wingspan is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in). The forewings are greyish brown, sometimes tinged with yellow.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix parv- (meaning small) and the postfix -ellus and refers to this species being the smallest in the genus Mesophleps.[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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