Megacraspedus niphodes

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Megacraspedus niphodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. niphodes
Binomial name
Megacraspedus niphodes
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Eutorna niphodesLower, 1897

Megacraspedus niphodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and Tasmania. [1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in). The forewings are pale whitish ochreous. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus niphodes (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 278 via Internet Archive.