''Mesophleps'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Species
*''albilinella'' species group
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Mesophleps albilinella''
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Mesophleps aspina''
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Mesophleps coffeae''
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Mesophleps nairobiensis''
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Mesophleps parvella
''Mesophleps parvella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Malaysia (Brunei), Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).
The wingspan is . The forewings are greyish brown, sometimes tinged with yellow.
Etymology
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*''geodes'' species group
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Mesophleps catericta''
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Mesophleps geodes''
*''gigantella'' species group
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Mesophleps gigantella
''Mesophleps gigantella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.
The wingspan is 16–26 mm. The forewings are greyish white to yellowish brown, with scattered dark scales, especially on the dorsum.
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*''palpigera'' species group
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Mesophleps acutunca
''Mesophleps acutunca'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Hunan, Henan).
The wingspan is . The forewings are ochreous yellow, scattered with ochreous brown scales.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin pr ...
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Mesophleps adustipennis''
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Mesophleps bifidella''
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Mesophleps corsicella
''Mesophleps corsicella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), Portugal, France and Italy, Greece and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco and Lebanon.
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Mesophleps crocina''
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Mesophleps epiochra''
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Mesophleps ioloncha''
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Mesophleps oxycedrella
''Mesophleps oxycedrella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and on Sicily the Canary Islands.
The wingspan
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Mesophleps palpigera
''Mesophleps palpigera'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa. Records from outside of Africa are based on misidentifications.
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Mesophleps safranella''
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Mesophleps silacella
''Mesophleps silacella'', the straw crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, Turkey and Algeria.
The wingspan is 9–17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, the distal half of the costa with brown and sometimes with ...
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Mesophleps sublutiana''
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Mesophleps tabellata
''Mesophleps tabellata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Karnataka, India.
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*''tephrastis'' species group
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Mesophleps apentheta
''Mesophleps apentheta'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales
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Mesophleps argonota
''Mesophleps argonota'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales
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Mesophleps chloranthes
''Mesophleps chloranthes'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia
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Mesophleps cycnobathra
''Mesophleps cycnobathra'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales
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Mesophleps macrosemus''
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Mesophleps meliphanes''
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Mesophleps mylicotis''
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Mesophleps ochroloma''
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Mesophleps tephrastis''
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Mesophleps tetrachroa''
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Mesophleps trichombra''
*''trinotella'' species group
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Mesophleps ochracella''
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Mesophleps trinotella''
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Mesophleps unguella''
*''truncatella'' species group
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Mesophleps truncatella''
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Mesophleps undulatella''
Associated species
The following species were described in Mesophleps or at one time associated with it or one of its generic synonyms:
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Agonochaetia impunctella''
(Caradja, 1920)
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Anarsia centrospila''
Turner, 1919
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Aponoea obtusipalpis''
Walsingham, 1905
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Dichomeris aprica''
(Meyrick, 1913)
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Dichomeris sciritis''
(Meyrick, 1918)
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Megacraspedus arnaldi''
(Turati & Krüger, 1930)
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Nothris mesophracta''
Turner, 1919
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Pycnobathra acromelas''
(Turner, 1919)
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Sarotorna mesoleuca
''Sarotorna mesoleuca'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.
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(Lower, 1900)
References
* , 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Mesophleps'' Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3373: 1-82.
* , 2011: Description de ''Mesophleps gallicelle'' n. sp. et première citation dHyperlais cruzae'' du sud de la France (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Anacampsini et Crambidae). ''Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie'' 20 (2): 56-58.
Anacampsini
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