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Megacraspedus stratimera

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Megacraspedus stratimera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. stratimera
Binomial name
Megacraspedus stratimera
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Eutorna stratimera Lower, 1897

Megacraspedus stratimera 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 South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are grey mixed with dark fuscous and posteriorly with whitish and with a white costal streak from the base to the middle, attenuated to the extremities. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish and obscure. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus stratimera (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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.