| Megacraspedus lativalvellus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. lativalvellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus lativalvellus | |
Megacraspedus lativalvellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. [2] It is found on Malta.
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The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of the Palaearctic realm.
Anarsia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Megacraspedus is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, found primarily in the Palearctic.
Acrobasis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.
Mecyna is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1849.
Pyrausta is a speciose genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.
Agnathosia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Infurcitinea is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the Meessiinae, one of the larger fungus moth subfamilies.
The Symmocinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. These small moths are found mainly in the Palearctic and Africa.
The Anerastiini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae.
Symmoca is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae.
Megacraspedus multispinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes with lush low vegetation.
Megacraspedus orenburgensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
Megacraspedus separatellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains. Outside Europe it is found in the Altai Mountains, Turkey and the Caucasus.
Megacraspedus calamogonus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Megacraspedus albella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935 and is found in Palestine.
