''Mesophleps epiochra'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found in
Thailand,
Papua New Guinea,
Australia
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(
Queensland, the
Northern Territory,
Western Australia), the
Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu,
New Caledonia
)
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Fiji
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,
Western Samoa,
Tonga and the
Cook Islands.
The
wingspan is 8–20 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, scattered with ochreous brown scales and white-tipped brown scales (especially in the apical half).
The larvae feed on ''
Cassia occidentalis'', ''
Crotalaria striata
''Crotalaria pallida'', commonly known as the smooth crotalaria, is a species of flowering plant within the family Fabaceae.
Synonyms and common names
Synonyms are ''Crotalaria mucronata'' Desc, ''Crotalaria striata'' DC, ''Crotalaria falcata'' ...
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Sophora tomentosa
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'' and ''
Vigna unguiculata''. They live in the dry seed pods.
[, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Mesophleps'' Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3373: 1-82.]
References
Moths described in 1886
Mesophleps
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