Hypatima binummulata
Hypatima binummulata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929.[1] It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[2][3]
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey speckled whitish with a black dot towards the costa near base and a semi-oval black spot on the middle of the costa, two superposed suboval black spots in the disc slightly before this, and a few black scales between these and the dorsum. There is an erect darker grey spot somewhat mixed black from the dorsum before the tornus, and a transverse darker grey spot in the disc beyond this. The hindwings are grey.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima binummulata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima binummulata (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypatima binummulata (Meyrick, 1929)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 513.
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