Megacraspedus plutella

Megacraspedus plutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. plutella
Binomial name
Megacraspedus plutella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Neda plutella Chambers, 1874

Megacraspedus plutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1] It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[2][3] It is the only member of the genus to be located north of Mexico.[4]

The dorsal margin of the forewings are creamy white to a point beyond the beginning of the cilia, but otherwise dark gray brown, except that the extreme costa is creamy white and the costal margin is obscurely streaked with the same hue.[5] It has a forewing length of 5 mm (0.20 in) and can elevate to 5,000 ft (1,500 m).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Megacraspedus plutella (Chambers, 1874) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  4. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Megacraspedus plutella – 1687". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. ^ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 244. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Moth - Megacraspedus plutella - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-30.


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