Hypatima syncrypta
| Hypatima syncrypta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. syncrypta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima syncrypta (Meyrick, 1916) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypatima syncrypta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly sprinkled with grey, and strewn throughout with small cloudy dark grey spots arranged in transverse series, those of the median area suffused together with purplish-grey and irrorated with dark fuscous, forming an undefined dark transverse band occupying more than one-third of the wing. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Hypatima at funet
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 1 (19): 580
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