Megacraspedus niphodes

Megacraspedus niphodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species: M. niphodes
Binomial name
Megacraspedus niphodes
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Eutorna niphodes Lower, 1897

Megacraspedus niphodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

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