Megacraspedus niphodes

Megacraspedus niphodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Megacraspedus
Species:	M. niphodes
Binomial name
	Megacraspedus niphodes; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Eutorna niphodes Lower, 1897;

Megacraspedus niphodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in). The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

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Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 278. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.

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[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 278. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.