Megacraspedus aphileta

Megacraspedus aphileta 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 South Australia and Western Australia.[1]

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

The wingspan is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in). The forewings are light fuscous, somewhat mixed with whitish, with scattered black scales. The stigmata are dark fuscous or blackish, sometimes rather large, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus aphileta Meyrick, 1904". 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]): 280 – via Internet Archive.


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