Hypatima excellentella

Hypatima excellentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Hypatima
Species:	H. excellentella
Binomial name
	Hypatima excellentella; Ponomarenko, 1991

Hypatima excellentella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ponomarenko in 1991.^[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.^[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm.^[3] The forewings are ochreous with scattered brown scales and with several brown fascia narrowly edged with white, as well as a large dark spot accompanied by a small one near the base.^[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica.

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.^{[failed verification]}
^ Hypatima at funet
^ Japanese Moths
^ Insecta koreana 10 : 28 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

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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. Retrieved 2015-06-03.^{[failed verification]}

[2] Hypatima at funet

[3] Japanese Moths

[4] Insecta koreana 10 : 28 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

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