Mesophleps parvella

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

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

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. 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 Mesophleps genus.[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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