Hypatopa texanella

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Hypatopa texanella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. texanella
Binomial name
Hypatopa texanella
Synonyms
  • Holcocera simulella Dietz, 1910

Hypatopa texanella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Texas, Arizona and Utah.[1][2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are hoary whitish cinereous (ash gray), shaded and speckled with brownish gray. The hindwings are pale yellowish brown with a shining gloss.

References[]

  1. ^ Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup


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