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Hypatima simulacrella

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Hypatima simulacrella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are white, irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous, appearing to form small irregularly scattered dots. There is an elongate brown spot, centrally suffused with black, along the costa slightly before the middle and a small dark fuscous spot beneath the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima simulacrella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (10 February 2019). "Hypatima simulacrella (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 420 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Hypatima simulacrella: Brief Summary

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Hypatima simulacrella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are white, irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous, appearing to form small irregularly scattered dots. There is an elongate brown spot, centrally suffused with black, along the costa slightly before the middle and a small dark fuscous spot beneath the apex. The hindwings are pale whitish fuscous.

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