Hypatima melanecta
| Hypatima melanecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. melanecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima melanecta (Meyrick, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypatima melanecta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous finely irrorated with whitish, all veins marked with fine dark fuscous lines, with a few black scales, vein six marked with a fine black streak. There is a grey streak along the median third of the costa and with a darker line from three-fifths of the costa, running near the costa to the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 246
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