Hypertropha desumptana
| Hypertropha desumptana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Hypertropha |
| Species: | H. desumptana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypertropha desumptana (Walker, 1863) | |
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Hypertropha desumptana is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae. First described by Francis Walker in 1863, it is found in Australia and has been recorded in Queensland.[1]
Adults are cupreous black. The forewings are slightly acute, with a yellowish-cinereous coloration toward the base and scattered yellowish-cinereous speckles along the exterior. There are irregular transverse lines of metallic blue and purple, interrupted along their course, as well as an oblique costal subapical streak of yellowish-cinereous. The marginal line is a dark fawn color and is irregular. The hindwings are luteous, featuring a broad cupreous-black border.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypertropha desumptana (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 28: 460
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