Megacraspedus niphorrhoa

Megacraspedus niphorrhoa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (southern Ural) and Kazakhstan (Uralsk).

Megacraspedus niphorrhoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Megacraspedus
Species:
M. niphorrhoa
Binomial name
Megacraspedus niphorrhoa
(Meyrick, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichembola niphorrhoa Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 17–20 mm (0.67–0.79 in) for males and 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in) for females.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview