Hypopta clymene

Hypopta clymene is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Hypopta clymene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Hypopta
Species:
H. clymene
Binomial name
Hypopta clymene
Schaus, 1921

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The costal margin of the forewings is pale buff with some black striae. The base and medial space below the cell to the inner margin is brown, with some fuscous lines on the inner margin and a larger subbasal black spot on the costa. The hindwings are dark grey with a whitish costa.[2]

References
  1. Smithsonian Institution
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum


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