Mesophleps bifidella

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

Mesophleps bifidella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found on the island of Kyushu in Japan and the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

The wingspan is 14.5–18.5 mm. The anterior half of the forewings is greyish white and the posterior half yellowish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin bifidus (meaning divided into two lobes) and the postfix -ellus and refers to the deeply forked uncus in the male genitalia.[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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