Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mesophleps | |
Mesophleps geodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, Kenya, Pakistan and India.
The wingspan is 10.5–18.5 mm. The forewings are uniformly dark brown, without markings.
The larvae feed on Acacia brevispica, Acacia catechu, Acacia farnesiana and Albizia lebbeck. They live in the seed pods.
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