Biology:Megacraspedus pityritis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Megacraspedus pityritis | |
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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. pityritis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus pityritis Meyrick, 1904
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Megacraspedus pityritis 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 southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in). The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, more or less sprinkled with ochreous or fuscous, especially towards the apex. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous grey whitish.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus pityritis Meyrick, 1904". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/megacraspedus/#pityritis.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29 (part II [number 114]): 278. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin29linn#page/278/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13825295 entry
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