Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Megacraspedus | |
Megacraspedus albovenata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the southern Urals (the Orenburg area), the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The habitat consists of grassy steppe.
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochreous with scattered brown scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous. 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
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