Hypatima teramotoi
| Hypatima teramotoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. teramotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima teramotoi Ueda, 2012 | |
Hypatima teramotoi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ueda in 2012.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, the Ryukyus).
The length of the forewings is 6-6.5 mm for males and 6-7 mm for females. The forewings are brownish grey with a large fuscous suffusion on the dorsum and a fuscous dot on the costa at the base. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus serrata, Quercus variabilis, Quercus glauca and Quercus phillyraeoides. They have a pale green body and black head.
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Hypatima at funet
- ↑ Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86.
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