Megacraspedus orenburgensis

Megacraspedus orenburgensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species: M. orenburgensis
Binomial name
Megacraspedus orenburgensis
Junnilainen & Nupponen, 2010

Megacraspedus orenburgensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of chalk steppe.

The wingspan is 11.5–14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish white, overlaid with brown-tipped. The hindwings are white.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to its geographical origin, Orenburg district in the Southern Ural Mountains.

References

  1. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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