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Mesophleps acutunca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Mesophleps
Species:
M. acutunca
Binomial name
Mesophleps acutunca

Mesophleps acutunca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Hunan, Henan).

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are ochreous yellow, scattered with ochreous brown scales.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix acut- (meaning acute) and Latin uncus (meaning uncus) and refers to the small, acute, bud-shaped uncus.[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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