Mesophleps geodes

Mesophleps geodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species: M. geodes
Binomial name
Mesophleps geodes
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Bucolarcha geodes Meyrick, 1929

Mesophleps geodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, Kenya, Pakistan and India.

The wingspan is 10.5–18.5 mm. The forewings are uniformly dark brown, without markings.

The larvae feed on Acacia brevispica, Acacia catechu, Acacia farnesiana and Albizia lebbeck. They live in the seed pods.[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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