Mesophleps undulatella

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

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

The wingspan is 13–19.5 mm.

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

References

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  1. ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.