Megacraspedus euxena
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Megacraspedus |
Species: | M. euxena
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Binomial name | |
Megacraspedus euxena Meyrick, 1904
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Megacraspedus euxena 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 Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are golden yellow ochreous with the costa narrowly white from the base to two-thirds. The stigmata are black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus euxena Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 277 – via Internet Archive.
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