Mesophleps acutunca
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| Mesophleps acutunca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. acutunca |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesophleps acutunca H.H. Li & Sattler, 2012 | |
Mesophleps acutunca is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in China (Hunan, Henan).
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, scattered with ochreous brown scales.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin prefix acut- (meaning acute) and Latin uncus (meaning uncus) and refers to the small, acute, bud-shaped uncus.[1]
References
- ↑ 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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