Megacraspedus plutella
| Megacraspedus plutella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. plutella |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus plutella (Chambers, 1874) | |
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Megacraspedus plutella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[1][2]
The dorsal margin of the forewings are creamy white to a point beyond the beginning of the ciliae, but otherwise dark grey-brown, except that the extreme costa is creamy white and the costal margin is obscurely streaked with the same hue.[3]
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