Mesophleps undulatella

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

Mesophleps undulatella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is 13–19.5 mm. The forewings are brown, with an ochreous yellow longitudinal stripe from the base to about the distal fifth.

The larvae feed on Leucaena species. They live in the seed pods.[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin undulatus (meaning undulated) and the postfix -ellus and refers to the sinuate caudal margin of the uncus in the male genitalia.

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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