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Megacraspedus popularis

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

Megacraspedus popularis 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 New South Wales and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are rather dark fuscous, slightly purplish tinged, sprinkled with blackish, and with a few pale scales. The stigmata form round ferruginous-ochreous blackish-edged spots, sometimes very indistinct, with the plical touching the first discal and hardly beyond it. The plical and second discal stigmata are dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus popularis 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]): 282 – via Internet Archive.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.