Hypatima orthostathma

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]

Hypatima orthostathma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species:
H. orthostathma
Binomial name
Hypatima orthostathma
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria orthostathma Meyrick, 1921

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]

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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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