Hypopta pallidicosta

Hypopta pallidicosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Hypopta
Species:	H. pallidicosta
Binomial name
	Hypopta pallidicosta; (Schaus, 1901)
Synonyms
	Eugivira pallidicosta Schaus, 1901;

Hypopta pallidicosta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and it is found in Paraná, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are white from the costa to near the apex, shaded with dark brown below through the cell and to apex. The basal half of the wing and the inner margin is shaded with reddish brown, otherwise the wing is pale grey with about seven broken transverse brownish lines. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

Smithsonian Institution
Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (2): 73–77. JSTOR 25002931.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Smithsonian Institution

[2] Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (2): 73–77. JSTOR 25002931.