Megacraspedus niphorrhoa

Megacraspedus niphorrhoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species: M. niphorrhoa
Binomial name
Megacraspedus niphorrhoa
(Meyrick, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichembola niphorrhoa Meyrick, 1926

Megacraspedus niphorrhoa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (southern Ural) and Kazakhstan (Uralsk).

The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. There are two longitudinal yellowish lines on the forewings. The hindwings are pale fuscous and slightly glossy.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
Wikispecies has information related to: Megacraspedus niphorrhoa
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megacraspedus niphorrhoa.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.