Megacraspedus calamogonus
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| Megacraspedus calamogonus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Megacraspedus |
| Species: | M. calamogonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacraspedus calamogonus Meyrick, 1885 | |
Megacraspedus calamogonus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[1][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
The wingspan is 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous, with the veins sometimes slightly infuscated. There is a dark fuscous dot in the disc slightly before the middle, a second very obliquely before it on the fold, and a third in the disc at two-thirds. There is also a short fuscous apical streak. The hindwings are whitish.[4]
Larvae of this species feed on the flowers and seeds of grass and sedge plants.[5] Hosts include Austroderia richardii, Chionochloa flavescens, Chionochloa macra, Chionochloa pallens, Chionochloa rigida and Chionochloa rubra.[6]
