dcsimg

Hypatima melanecta

provided by wikipedia EN

Hypatima melanecta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous finely irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, all veins marked with fine dark fuscous lines, with a few black scales, vein six marked with a fine black streak. There is a grey streak along the median third of the costa and with a darker line from three-fifths of the costa, running near the costa to the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima melanecta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hypatima melanecta (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 246. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Hypatima melanecta: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Hypatima melanecta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous finely irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, all veins marked with fine dark fuscous lines, with a few black scales, vein six marked with a fine black streak. There is a grey streak along the median third of the costa and with a darker line from three-fifths of the costa, running near the costa to the apex. The hindwings are light grey.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN