| Mesophleps coffeae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. coffeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesophleps coffeae H.H. Li & Sattler, 2012
| |
Mesophleps coffeae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China ( Hong Kong), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia ( North Sulawesi) and Timor.
The wingspan is 8–16.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Coffea species, including Coffea liberica and possibly Coffea quillou. They live in the dry berries. [1]
The species name is derived from the host-plant genus Coffea.
- ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
| Mesophleps coffeae | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. coffeae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mesophleps coffeae H.H. Li & Sattler, 2012
| |
Mesophleps coffeae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China ( Hong Kong), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia ( North Sulawesi) and Timor.
The wingspan is 8–16.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Coffea species, including Coffea liberica and possibly Coffea quillou. They live in the dry berries. [1]
The species name is derived from the host-plant genus Coffea.
- ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.