Mesophleps ochracella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), France (Alpes-Maritimes), Malta, Greece (Lakonia and Crete), Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Italy, and probably Turkmenistan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mesophleps |
| Species: | M. ochracella
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| Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926)
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The wingspan is 9–16.5 mm.
The larvae probably feed on Cruciferae species.[1][2]
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- ^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
- ^ Pinzari, M. (2020-03-30). "Mesophleps ochracella (Turati, 1926) new to Italy (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 48 (189): 125–128.