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Mesophleps ochracella

Synonyms: Mesophelps ochracella; Mesophleps gallicella; Mesophleps orientella; Nothris ochracella

Wikipedia Abstract

Mesophleps ochracella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), France (Alpes-Maritimes), Malta, Greece (Lakonia and Crete), Morocco, Algeria, Libya and probably Turkmenistan. The wingspan is 9–16.5 mm. The forewings are variable, ranging from light yellow to yellowish grey, the wing tip around the apex and termen is darker grey with white-tipped scales. The larvae probably feed on Cruciferae species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0