Mesophleps oxycedrella

Mesophleps oxycedrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Mesophleps
Species:	M. oxycedrella
Binomial name
	Mesophleps oxycedrella; (Millière, 1871)
Synonyms
	Gelechia oxycedrella Millière, 1871;

Mesophleps oxycedrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy and on Sicily the Canary Islands.

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The wingspan is 6.5–14 mm. Adults emerge in early July.

The larvae feed on the fruit of Juniperus oxycedrus, Juniperus phoeniceus and Juniperus macrocarpus.^[1]

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