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

Mesophleps unguella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by H.H. Li and Sattler in 2012 and is endemic to Kenya.

The wingspan is 11.5–15 millimetres (0.45–0.59 in). The forewings are pale ochre with several black spots along the termen.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ungus (meaning nail) and the postfix -ellus and refers to the distally widened 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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