Hypatopa hecate
Hypatopa hecate is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
| Hypatopa hecate | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Hypatopa |
| Species: | H. hecate |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatopa hecate Adamski, 2013 | |
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6.2 mm. The forewings have pale yellowish-brown scales intermixed with few reddish-brown and brown scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown, gradually darkening towards the apex.
Etymology
The specific name refers to Hecate, the goddess of magic and enchantment.
gollark: They are not known to exist now but good ethical frameworks should consider them generally. (EDIT: in order to not produce "human maximizers" running amok over the universe which don't consider the rights of other possible types of being, which I think would be, er, bad)
gollark: That's... bad.
gollark: How do you know? Why?
gollark: They are ALSO not humans.
gollark: What about, say, sophont aliens?
References
- Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
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