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Mesophleps ioloncha

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Mesophleps ioloncha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mesophleps
Species:
M. ioloncha
Binomial name
Mesophleps ioloncha
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Paraspistes ioloncha Meyrick, 1905
  • Stiphrostola longinqua Meyrick, 1923
  • Brachyacma trychota Meyrick, 1929

Mesophleps ioloncha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China (Anhui, Gansu, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and the Philippines.

The wingspan is 8.5–17.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Tephrosia candida, Tephrosia purpurea and Crotalaria juncea. They feed in the 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.