Megacraspedus sagittifera

Megacraspedus sagittifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Megacraspedus
Species:	M. sagittifera
Binomial name
	Megacraspedus sagittifera; (Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
	Paltodora sagittifera Lower, 1900;

Megacraspedus sagittifera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.^[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous, mixed with whitish and sprinkled with dark fuscous or blackish. The costal edge is slenderly white. The plical stigma is distinct, blackish and sometimes with the first discal obliquely beyond it. There is an elongate blackish dot below the usual position of the second discal stigma. The hindwings are pale grey or grey whitish.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus sagittifera (Lower, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus sagittifera (Lower, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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