''Mesophleps parvella'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

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). The

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is . The forewings are greyish brown, sometimes tinged with yellow.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix ''parv''- (meaning small) and the postfix -''ellus'' and refers to this species being the smallest in the genus ''

Mesophleps ''Mesophleps'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species *''albilinella'' species group **'' Mesophleps albilinella'' **'' Mesophleps aspina'' **'' Mesophleps coffeae'' **'' Mesophleps ...

''., 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Mesophleps'' Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3373: 1-82.

References

Moths described in 2012 Mesophleps {{Anacampsini-stub