Megacraspedus albovenata
Megacraspedus albovenata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern Urals (the Orenburg area), the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[1] The habitat consists of grassy steppe.
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The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous with scattered brown scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing in mid-June.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and vena (meaning vein) and refers to the whitish vein lines of the forewings.
References
- ŠUMPICH, J. & J. SKYVA (2012): New faunistic records for a number of Microlepidoptera, including description of three new taxa from Agonoxenidae, Depressariidae, and Gelechiidae (Gelechioidea). — Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 161-179 Archived August 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- 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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