Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mesophleps | |
Mesophleps gigantella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.
The wingspan is 16–26 mm. The forewings are greyish white to yellowish brown, with scattered dark scales especially on the dorsum.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin giganteus (meaning gigantic) and the postfix -ellus and refers to this being the largest species in the Mesophleps genus.
References
Mesophleps gigantella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA