Hypatima scotia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[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. scotia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima scotia (Turner, 1919)
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, uniformly suffused with fuscous and with several tufts of raised scales on or near the costa, one especially large at one-third. 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 scotia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Hypatima at funet
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 160
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