Hypatima cyrtopleura

Hypatima cyrtopleura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[2] and the Northern Territory.

Hypatima cyrtopleura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Hypatima
Species:
H. cyrtopleura
Binomial name
Hypatima cyrtopleura
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Nothris cyrtopleura Turner, 1919
  • Anarsia cyrtopleura

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish with fuscous irroration and markings, consisting of four or five costal dots at one-sixths, one-third and at the middle towards the apex. There are two suffused dorsal dots before the middle and at the tornus. The median discal spots at the middle and three-fourths are more or less defined. There are also some terminal dots. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima cyrtopleura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Anaptilora at funet
  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 165


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