Hypatima stenosa
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]
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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.
- Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima stenosa Park & Ponomarenko, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- Species Diversity 4: 331
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