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Soybean webworm moth

Mesophleps adustipennis (Walsingham, 1897)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The soybean webworm moth (Mesophleps adustipennis) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the soybean webworm moth

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the soybean webworm moth live?

Not recorded

Is the soybean webworm moth 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 the soybean webworm moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMesophleps
  7. SpeciesMesophleps adustipennis (Walsingham, 1897)

Synonyms Lathontogenus adustipennis, Lipatia crotalariella, Paraspistis crotolariella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the soybean webworm moth

Other species in the same genus Mesophleps.

Straw crest

Mesophleps silacella

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the soybean webworm moth?

The soybean webworm moth (Mesophleps adustipennis) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Soybean webworm moth (Mesophleps adustipennis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/soybean-webworm-moth

MLA

“Soybean webworm moth (Mesophleps adustipennis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/soybean-webworm-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{soybean_webworm_moth_2026,
  title = {Soybean webworm moth (Mesophleps adustipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/soybean-webworm-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}