Hypatima orthostathma

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Hypatima orthostathma
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H. orthostathma
Binomial name
Hypatima orthostathma
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria orthostathmaMeyrick, 1921

Hypatima orthostathma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are grey, closely and suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with white, slightly tinged yellowish in places and with a brownish streak along the basal fourth of the costa with some blackish scales. There is a black dot on the dorsum at one-fourth and a semi-oval blackish spot on the middle of the costa, preceded and followed by slight blackish marks. There is also a direct transverse blackish fasciate streak from the dorsum beneath this, not reaching it and a small dark grey spot on the costa at two-thirds, a black longitudinal sometimes interrupted strigula in the disc at three-fourths and some greyish suffusion towards the termen, and two or three slight blackish marks. 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 orthostathma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (10 February 2019). "Hypatima orthostathma (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 429.