Megacraspedus coniodes

Megacraspedus coniodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

Megacraspedus coniodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. coniodes
Binomial name
Megacraspedus coniodes
Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are blackish, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus coniodes Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 281 via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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