Hypatima phacelota

Hypatima phacelota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species: H. phacelota
Binomial name
Hypatima phacelota
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria phacelota Meyrick, 1913

Hypatima phacelota is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated with whitish, with some scattered black scales and a slender black dash beneath the costa near the base, as well as a blackish semi-oval spot on the middle of the costa and three small blackish-grey spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly, with the veins and termen darker.[3]

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