Megacraspedus niphodes explained

Megacraspedus niphodes 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 Victoria and Tasmania.^[1]

The wingspan is . The forewings are pale whitish ochreous. The stigmata are conspicuous and black, with the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . 30 April 2016 . Megacraspedus niphodes (Lower, 1897) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 10 July 2020.
2. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . Meyrick . E. . 29 . part II [number 114] . 278 . 1904 . Internet Archive.