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Hypatima aridella

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Hypatima aridella
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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]

References

  1. ^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Hypatima at funet
  3. ^ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 639