Biology:Megacraspedus calamogonus
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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. calamogonus
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| Megacraspedus calamogonus Meyrick, 1885
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Megacraspedus calamogonus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[1][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
The wingspan is 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous, with the veins sometimes slightly infuscated. There is a dark fuscous dot in the disc slightly before the middle, a second very obliquely before it on the fold, and a third in the disc at two-thirds. There is also a short fuscous apical streak. The hindwings are whitish.[4]
Larvae of this species feed on the flowers and seeds of grass and sedge plants.[5] Hosts include Austroderia richardii, Chionochloa flavescens, Chionochloa macra, Chionochloa pallens, Chionochloa rigida and Chionochloa rubra.[6]
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- ↑ "Megacraspedus calamogonus Meyrick, 1885". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/f89c0774-a2b6-4c6f-a953-8e17c508eb1a.
- ↑ , pp. 589, Wikidata Q108097450
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. "Megacraspedus". FUNET. https://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/megacraspedus/.
- ↑ , pp. 163, Wikidata Q109405465
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- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/DetailsForm.aspx?Type=H&RecordId=1462&LSID=NAM51460.
- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=1462&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n.
Wikidata ☰ Q13825004 entry
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