Megacraspedus plutella
| Megacraspedus plutella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. plutella |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus plutella (Chambers, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megacraspedus plutella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[1][2]
The dorsal margin of the forewings are creamy white to a point beyond the beginning of the cilia, but otherwise dark gray brown, except that the extreme costa is creamy white and the costal margin is obscurely streaked with the same hue.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 244
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