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Hypopta delicata

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Hypopta delicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Hypopta
Species:
H. delicata
Binomial name
Hypopta delicata
Schaus, 1921[1]

Hypopta delicata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are white tinged with grey below the cell and on the outer third. There are dark points between the costal and subcostal veins. The inner margin is tinged with brownish yellow to just beyond the middle. The hindwings are white with greyish spots at the veins terminally, extending on the cilia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hypopta delicata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Smithsonian Institution
  3. ^ New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.