Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mesophleps | |
Mesophleps nairobiensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Uganda and Kenya.
The wingspan is 8.5–17 mm. The forewings are off-white with a small group of black scales towards the apex. The costal margin is edged by dark blackish brown. The hindwings are dark grey.
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