| Megacraspedus stratimera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. stratimera |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus stratimera (Lower, 1897) | |
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Megacraspedus stratimera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.
The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are grey mixed with dark fuscous and posteriorly with whitish and with a white costal streak from the base to the middle, attenuated to the extremities. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish and obscure. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Savela, Markku (30 April 2016). "Megacraspedus stratimera (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II ): 278 – via Internet Archive.
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