Mesophleps epiochra
| Mesophleps epiochra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. epiochra |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesophleps epiochra (Meyrick, 1886) | |
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Mesophleps epiochra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia), the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
The wingspan is 8–20 mm.
The larvae feed on Cassia occidentalis, Crotalaria striata, Sophora tomentosa and Vigna unguiculata. They live in the dry seed pods.[1]
References
- ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.