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
	Chelaria melanecta Meyrick, 1914;

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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[nhm-1] "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 246

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