Microlechia klimeschi

Microlechia klimeschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Microlechia
Species:	M. klimeschi
Binomial name
	Microlechia klimeschi; (Povolný, 1972)
Synonyms
	Megalocypha klimeschi Povolný, 1972;

Microlechia klimeschi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1972. It is found on the Canary Islands.^[1]^[2]

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm. The forewings are light ochreous to yellowish-brown with various well defined dark to blackish markings. The hindwings are dirty whitish.

The larvae feed on Whitania aristata.^[3]

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] KLIMESCH, J. & D. POVOLNÝ (1972): Eine neue Megalocypha-Art (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) von der Karanischen [sic] Inseln. — Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 69 (1): 54-59.

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Microlechia klimeschi

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