Microlechia melongenae

Microlechia melongenae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný and Bradley in 1980. It is found in southern India.[1]

Microlechia melongenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Microlechia
Species:
M. melongenae
Binomial name
Microlechia melongenae
(Povolný & Bradley, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Megalocypha melongenae Povolný & Bradley, 1980

The length of the forewings is 3.8-3.9 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, sprinkled with scattered cinereous, blackish grey and ochreous tipped scales. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae feed on Solanum melongena. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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