Hypatima cyrtopleura
Hypatima cyrtopleura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[2] and the Northern Territory.
| Hypatima cyrtopleura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. cyrtopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima cyrtopleura (Turner, 1919) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish with fuscous irroration and markings, consisting of four or five costal dots at one-sixths, one-third and at the middle towards the apex. There are two suffused dorsal dots before the middle and at the tornus. The median discal spots at the middle and three-fourths are more or less defined. There are also some terminal dots. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima cyrtopleura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Anaptilora at funet
- Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 165
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