Hypatima tephroplintha

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Hypatima tephroplintha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species:
H. tephroplintha
Binomial name
Hypatima tephroplintha
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria tephroplinthaMeyrick, 1923

Hypatima tephroplintha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. [1] It is found in Fiji. [2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous speckled with dark grey and about eight grey spots along the costa, smaller posteriorly, three anterior raised and preceded by slight white marks. There is a grey blotch in the disc near the base, edged with white posteriorly. There are also grey transverse fasciate blotches before and beyond the middle, edged with black and then whitish, resting on the dorsum and touching the costal spots. A cloudy grey spot is found in the disc posteriorly, and small marginal spots are found around the apex and termen. The hindwings are 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 tephroplintha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima tephroplintha (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 30. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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