Hypatima aridella

Hypatima aridella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Hypatima
Species:	H. aridella
Binomial name
	Hypatima aridella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia aridella Walker, 1864;

Hypatima aridella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found on Borneo.^[2]

Adults are pale testaceous (brick red), slender, smooth, shining, slightly silvery. The forewings are slightly rounded at the tips, with two irregular pale slate-coloured bands, which are accompanied by a few black points. The hindwings are cinereous (ash grey).^[3]

References[edit]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima aridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku. "Hypatima aridella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 639 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima aridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Hypatima aridella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 639 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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