Megacraspedus pityritis

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Megacraspedus pityritis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. pityritis
Binomial name
Megacraspedus pityritis
Meyrick, 1904

Megacraspedus pityritis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. [1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in). The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, more or less sprinkled with ochreous or fuscous, especially towards the apex. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous grey whitish. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus pityritis Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020 via FUNET.
  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.