Hypatima stenosa

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

Hypatima stenosa 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 9 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, with irregularly scattered brown scales and a large, trapezoidal subbasal costal patch. The hindwings are grey.

Etymologly

The species name refers to the narrow forewing and is derived from Greek stenos (meanlng narrow).[3]

References

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