Hypatima tephroplintha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Fiji.[2]
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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. tephroplintha
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| Hypatima tephroplintha (Meyrick, 1923)
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous speckled with dark grey and about eight grey spots along the costa, smaller posteriorly, three anterior raised and preceded by slight white marks. There is a grey blotch in the disc near the base, edged with white posteriorly. There are also grey transverse fasciate blotches before and beyond the middle, edged with black and then whitish, resting on the dorsum and touching the costal spots. A cloudy grey spot is found in the disc posteriorly, and small marginal spots are found around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima tephroplintha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima tephroplintha (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 30.
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