Hypatima melanecta

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Hypatima melanecta
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H. melanecta
Binomial name
Hypatima melanecta
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria melanectaMeyrick, 1914

Hypatima melanecta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. [1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa. [2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous finely irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, all veins marked with fine dark fuscous lines, with a few black scales, vein six marked with a fine black streak. There is a grey streak along the median third of the costa and with a darker line from three-fifths of the costa, running near the costa to the apex. The hindwings are light grey. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima melanecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypatima melanecta (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 246.