Megacraspedus stratimera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. stratimera
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| Megacraspedus stratimera (Lower, 1897)
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Megacraspedus stratimera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are grey mixed with dark fuscous and posteriorly with whitish and with a white costal streak from the base to the middle, attenuated to the extremities. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish and obscure. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus stratimera (Lower, 1897)". 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]): 278 – via Internet Archive.
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