Hypatima orthomochla

Hypatima orthomochla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java).[2]

Hypatima orthomochla
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H. orthomochla
Binomial name
Hypatima orthomochla
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria orthomochla Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are pale red-brownish irrorated grey with a few black scales and with about eight small elongate blackish spots along the costa, separated by dots of whitish suffusion. There is a narrow black slightly inwards-oblique suffusedly interrupted antemedian fascia, as well as a fine expansible whitish hairpencil from the base of the dorsum and some black scales at the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima orthomochla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Hypatima at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 4 (2-4): 199


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