Hypatima acicula

Hypatima acicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Hypatima
Species:	H. acicula
Binomial name
	Hypatima acicula; Park & Ponomarenko, 1999

Hypatima acicula is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park and Ponomarenko in 1999.^[1] It is found in Thailand.^[2]

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are light orange with a dark brown median costal patch, accompanied by a greyish orange stripe. There are three to four small, dark brown patches before the apex separated by whitish short streaks. The hindwings are grey.

Etymologly

The species name refers to the needle-like seta on the apices of the juxta lobes in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin acus.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}
^ Hypatima at funet
^ Species Diversity 4 : 326

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}

[2] Hypatima at funet

[3] Species Diversity 4 : 326

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