Hypatopa cotytto

Hypatopa cotytto is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

Hypatopa cotytto
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. cotytto
Binomial name
Hypatopa cotytto
Adamski, 2013

The length of the forewings is about 4.6 mm. The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown.

Etymology

The specific name refers to Cotytto, the goddess of unchastity, originally worshipped in Thrace.

References

  1. Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1


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