Hypatima ephippias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Hypatima ephippias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species:
H. ephippias
Binomial name
Hypatima ephippias
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria ephippias Meyrick, 1937

The larvae feed in the shoots of Tamarindus indica.[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 ephippiastis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Note: This source has a different spelling for the specific name.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima ephippias (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95. via-Internet Archive.