Hypatima aridella

Hypatima aridella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Hypatima aridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Hypatima
Species:
H. aridella
Binomial name
Hypatima aridella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia aridella Walker, 1864

Adults are pale testaceous (brick red), slender, smooth, shining, slightly silvery. The forewings are slightly rounded at the tips, with two irregular pale slate-coloured bands, which are accompanied by a few black points. The hindwings are cinereous (ash grey).[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima aridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Hypatima aridella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 639


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