Megacraspedus chalcoscia
| Megacraspedus chalcoscia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. chalcoscia |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus chalcoscia Meyrick, 1904 | |
Megacraspedus chalcoscia is a species of moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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. 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]
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