Biology:Megacraspedus chalcoscia
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Short description: Species of moth
Megacraspedus chalcoscia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Megacraspedus |
Species: | M. chalcoscia
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Binomial name | |
Megacraspedus chalcoscia Meyrick, 1904
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Megacraspedus chalcoscia is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in). The forewings are shining bronze with a slender white costal streak from the base to two-thirds. The stigmata are indistinct, dark fuscous, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus chalcoscia Meyrick, 1904". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/megacraspedus/#chalcoscia.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29 (part II [number 114]): 276. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin29linn#page/276/mode/1up. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q13825024 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacraspedus chalcoscia.
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