Hypatopa morrisoni

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Hypatopa morrisoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. morrisoni
Binomial name
Hypatopa morrisoni
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Catacrypsis morrisoniWalsingham, 1907

Hypatopa morrisoni is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Arizona. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are bone-white, with grayish brown suffusion. The hindwings are shining pale brownish gray.

References

  1. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. mothphotographersgroup