''Mesophleps bifidella'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found on the island of
Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...
in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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.
[, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Mesophleps'' Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3373: 1-82.]
References
Moths described in 2012
Mesophleps
Moths of Japan
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