Hypatima aridella

Hypatima aridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species: H. aridella
Binomial name
Hypatima aridella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia aridella Walker, 1864

Hypatima aridella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are pale testaceous, slender, smooth, shining, slightly silvery. The forewings are slightly rounded at the tips, with two irregular pale slate-coloured bands, which are accompanied by a few black points. The hindwings are cinereous.[3]

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