Hypertropha desumptana

Hypertropha desumptana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Hypertropha
Species:
H. desumptana
Binomial name
Hypertropha desumptana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Orosana desumptana Walker, 1863

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

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hypertropha desumptana (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 28: 460 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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