Hypatima ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Margarita Gennadievna 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

  1. โ†‘ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. โ†‘ Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima ovata Park & Ponomarenko, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. โ†‘ Species Diversity 4: 328


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