Hypatopa nucella
Hypatopa nucella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado[1] and Maine.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Hypatopa |
| Species: | H. nucella |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypatopa nucella (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown, more or less suffused with purplish fuscous. The hindwings are pale brownish gray.
References
- Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
- mothphotographersgroup
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