Hypatima excellentella

Hypatima excellentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ponomarenko in 1991.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[2]

Hypatima excellentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Hypatima
Species:
H. excellentella
Binomial name
Hypatima excellentella
Ponomarenko, 1991

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[3] The forewings are ochreous with scattered brown scales and with several brown fascia narrowly edged with white, as well as a large dark spot accompanied by a small one near the base.[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Hypatima at funet
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Insecta koreana 10 : 28 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine


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