Hypatima ovata
Hypatima ovata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna Ponomarenko in 1999.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2]
| Hypatima ovata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima ovata Park & Ponomarenko, 1999 | |
The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale greyish orange, covered with brown scales throughout. The median costal patch is elongated and trapezoidal, separated by a greyish-orange stripe basally and accompanied by a small, dark patch bordered with a greyish-orange stripe. The hindwings are grey.
Etymologly
The species name refers to the egg-shaped eighth tergite of the abdomen and is derived from Latin ovatus.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima ovata Park & Ponomarenko, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- Species Diversity 4: 328
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