Mesophleps geodes

Mesophleps geodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Malawi, Kenya, Pakistan and India.

Mesophleps geodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Mesophleps
Species:	M. geodes
Binomial name
Mesophleps geodes (Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
Bucolarcha geodes Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is 10.5–18.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia brevispica, Acacia catechu, Acacia farnesiana and Albizia lebbeck. They live in the seed pods.^[1]