Mesophleps epiochra
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Mesophleps epiochra is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 9 countries, including Australia, Cook Islands and Fiji.
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Quick facts about Mesophleps epiochra
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 9 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Mesophleps epiochra live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Mesophleps epiochra is listed for 9 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Mesophleps epiochra endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Mesophleps epiochra classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusMesophleps
- SpeciesMesophleps epiochra (Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms Brachyacma epichorda, Brachyacma epiochra
Relatives of Mesophleps epiochra
Other species in the same genus Mesophleps.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Mesophleps epiochra live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Mesophleps epiochra for 9 countries, including Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Mesophleps epiochra?
Mesophleps epiochra (Mesophleps epiochra) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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CreatureData. (2026). Mesophleps epiochra (Mesophleps epiochra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mesophleps-epiochra
“Mesophleps epiochra (Mesophleps epiochra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mesophleps-epiochra.
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