Hypatima acicula
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | H. acicula
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Binomial name | |
Hypatima acicula Park & Ponomarenko, 1999
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Hypatima acicula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1999.[1][failed verification] It is found in Thailand.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are light orange with a dark brown median costal patch, accompanied by a greyish-orange stripe. There are three to four small, dark brown patches before the apex separated by whitish short streaks. The hindwings are grey.
Etymologly[]
The species name refers to the needle-like seta on the apices of the juxta lobes in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin acus.[3]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima acicula Park & Ponomarenko, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Species Diversity 4: 326
Categories:
- Hypatima
- Moths described in 1999
- Hypatima stubs