Hypatima ovata

Hypatima ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species: H. ovata
Binomial name
Hypatima ovata
Park & Ponomarenko, 1999

Hypatima ovata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Park and Ponomarenko in 1999.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale greyish orange, covered with brown scales throughout. The median costal patch is elongated and trapezoidal, separated by a greyish orange stripe basally and accompanied by a small, dark patch bordered with a greyish orange stripe. The hindwings are grey.

Etymologly

The species name refers to the egg-shaped eighth tergite of the abdomen and is derived from Latin ovatus.[3]

References

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