Hypatima teramotoi
| Hypatima teramotoi | |
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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. teramotoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypatima teramotoi Ueda, 2012
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Hypatima teramotoi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda in 2012.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, the Ryukyus).
The length of the forewings is 6-6.5 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. The forewings are brownish grey with a large fuscous suffusion on the dorsum and a fuscous dot on the costa at the base. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus serrata, Quercus variabilis, Quercus glauca and Quercus phillyraeoides. They have a pale green body and black head.
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Hypatima at funet
- ^ Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86. [1]