Ischnocraspedus

Ischnocraspedus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ischnocraspedus
Janse, 1958
Species: I. peracuta
Binomial name
Ischnocraspedus peracuta
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Megacraspedus peracuta Meyrick, 1920

Ischnocraspedus is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Ischnocraspedus peracuta, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 11-13 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous, sometimes tinged with grey posteriorly. The costal edge is white on the basal third. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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