Mesophleps nairobiensis

Mesophleps nairobiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species: M. nairobiensis
Binomial name
Mesophleps nairobiensis
Li & Zheng, 1995

Mesophleps nairobiensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Uganda and Kenya.

The wingspan is 8.5–17 mm. The forewings are off-white with a small group of black scales towards the apex. The costal margin is edged by dark blackish brown. The hindwings are dark grey.[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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