Hypatima mangiferae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sattler in 1989.[1] It is found in Kenya.
| Hypatima mangiferae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. mangiferae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima mangiferae Sattler, 1989
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The larvae feed on Mangifera indica.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Afro Moths