Megacraspedus multispinella

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Megacraspedus multispinella
Megacraspedus (10.3897-zookeys.800.26292) Figures 103-108 22.jpg
Megacraspedus (10.3897-zookeys.800.26292) Figures 103–108
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. multispinella
Binomial name
Megacraspedus multispinella
Junnilainen & Nupponen, 2010

Megacraspedus multispinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes with lush low vegetation.

The wingspan is 11.5–13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with evenly scattered dark brown tipped scales. The hindwings are grey. [1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the numerous minute spines in the aedeagus in the male genitalia.

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References

  1. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview