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

Hypatima aridella
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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  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.