Hypatopa nucella

Hypatopa nucella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado[1] and Maine.[2]

Hypatopa nucella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. nucella
Binomial name
Hypatopa nucella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Catacrypsis nucella Walsingham, 1907

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown, more or less suffused with purplish fuscous. The hindwings are pale brownish gray.

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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