Ischnocraspedus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ischnocraspedus
Janse, 1958
Species:
I. peracuta
Binomial name
Ischnocraspedus peracuta
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Megacraspedus peracuta Meyrick, 1920

Ischnocraspedus is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Ischnocraspedus peracuta, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous, sometimes tinged with grey posteriorly. The costal edge is white on the basal third. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 17 (4): 281 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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