Hypatima stenosa
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | H. stenosa
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Binomial name | |
Hypatima stenosa Park & Ponomarenko, 1999
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Hypatima stenosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1999.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, with irregularly scattered brown scales and a large, trapezoidal subbasal costal patch. The hindwings are grey.
Etymologly[]
The species name refers to the narrow forewing and is derived from Greek stenos (meaning narrow).[3]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.[failed verification]
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima stenosa Park & Ponomarenko, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Species Diversity 4: 331
Categories:
- Hypatima
- Moths described in 1999
- Hypatima stubs