Megacraspedus plutella

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| taxon = Megacraspedus plutella

| authority = (Chambers, 1874)

| synonyms = *Neda plutella Chambers, 1874

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Megacraspedus plutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.{{Cite web|title=Megacraspedus plutella (Chambers, 1874) {{!}} Butterflies and Moths of North America|url=https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Megacraspedus-plutella|access-date=2020-06-30|website=www.butterfliesandmoths.org}} It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.{{cite web |first=Markku |last=Savela |url=http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/megacraspedus/ |title=Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839 |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=October 30, 2017}}[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1687 Moth Photographers Group] at Mississippi State University It is the only member of the genus to be located north of Mexico.{{Cite web|title=Moth Photographers Group – Megacraspedus plutella – 1687|url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1687|access-date=2020-06-30|website=mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu}}

The dorsal margin of the forewings are creamy white to a point beyond the beginning of the cilia, but otherwise dark gray brown, except that the extreme costa is creamy white and the costal margin is obscurely streaked with the same hue.[https://archive.org/stream/canadianentomolo06ento#page/243/mode/1up The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 244]. {{PD-notice}} It has a forewing length of {{cvt|5|mm}} and can elevate to {{cvt|5,000|ft}}.{{Cite web|title=Moth - Megacraspedus plutella - BugGuide.Net|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/445187|access-date=2020-06-30|website=bugguide.net}}