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Hypatopa fio

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Hypatopa fio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. fio
Binomial name
Hypatopa fio
Adamski, 2013

Hypatopa fio is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Costa Rica,[1] especially in western Cordillera de Guanacaste.[2]

Description

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The species is noted to be similar to H. erato in regards to its facial features, but it differs in that it has a longer uncus and other similar differences.[2]

The length of the fore wings is about 4.7 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1
  2. ^ a b c "Hypatopa fio Adamski, 2013, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2019-09-28.