Megacraspedus plutella

Megacraspedus plutella
Scientific classification
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 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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