Hypatima ephippias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species:
H. ephippias
Binomial name
Hypatima ephippias
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria ephippias Meyrick, 1937

Hypatima ephippias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

The larvae feed in the shoots of Tamarindus indica.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima ephippiastis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Note: This source has a different spelling for the specific name.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Hypatima ephippias (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95. via-Internet Archive.


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