Megacraspedus sagittifera

Megacraspedus sagittifera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Megacraspedus sagittifera
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M. sagittifera
Binomial name
Megacraspedus sagittifera
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora sagittifera Lower, 1900

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous, mixed with whitish and sprinkled with dark fuscous or blackish. The costal edge is slenderly white. The plical stigma is distinct, blackish and sometimes with the first discal obliquely beyond it. There is an elongate blackish dot below the usual position of the second discal stigma. The hindwings are pale grey or grey whitish.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus sagittifera (Lower, 1900)". 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]): 281 via Internet Archive.


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