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Megacraspedus calamogonus
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Megacraspedus calamogonus

Megacraspedus calamogonus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand.

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.

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