Megacraspedus coniodes

Megacraspedus coniodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Megacraspedus
Species:	M. coniodes
Binomial name
	Megacraspedus coniodes; Meyrick, 1904

Megacraspedus coniodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are blackish, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus coniodes Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via FUNET.
Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 281 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus coniodes Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via FUNET.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 281 – via Internet Archive.