Megacraspedus balneariellus

Megacraspedus balneariellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is very locally distributed from central Europe to the Ural Mountains.[2]

Megacraspedus balneariellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. balneariellus
Binomial name
Megacraspedus balneariellus
(Chrétien, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chilopselaphus balneariellus Chrétien, 1907
  • Chilopselaphus balneariellus podolicus Toll, 1942

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in).[3]

Subspecies

  • Megacraspedus balneariellus balneariellus
  • Megacraspedus balneariellus podolicus (Toll, 1942)

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. lepiforum.de


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