Hypatima ephippias
Hypatima ephippias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]
| Hypatima ephippias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. ephippias |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima ephippias (Meyrick, 1937) | |
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The larvae feed in the shoots of Tamarindus indica.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima ephippiastis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Note: This source has a different spelling for the specific name.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima ephippias (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- Meyrick, Edward Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95. via-Internet Archive.
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