Hypatima mangiferae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1989.[1] It is found in Kenya.

Hypatima mangiferae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species:
H. mangiferae
Binomial name
Hypatima mangiferae
Sattler, 1989

The larvae feed on Mangifera indica.[2]

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 mangiferae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths