Megacraspedus calamogonus

Megacraspedus calamogonus is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[2] The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, with the veins sometimes slightly infuscated. There is a dark fuscous dot in the disc slightly before the middle, a second very obliquely before it on the fold, and a third in the disc at two-thirds. There is also a short fuscous apical streak. The hindwings are whitish.^[3]

Larvae of this species feed on the flowers and seeds of grass and sedge plants.^[4] Hosts include Austroderia richardii, Chionochloa flavescens, Chionochloa macra, Chionochloa pallens, Chionochloa rigida and Chionochloa rubra.^[5]

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