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Hypopta albipuncta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Hypopta
Species:	H. albipuncta
Binomial name
Hypopta albipuncta Schaus, 1921

Hypopta albipuncta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale brown, shading to whitish grey on the terminal third and with faint traces of darker striae. The inner margin is fringed with white and there is a white spot at the end of the cell, as well as paired dark points at the tips of the veins. The hindwings are whitish grey, but darker on the margins.

References

1. Smithsonian Institution
2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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