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Hypopta amundasa

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Species of moth

Hypopta amundasa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Hypopta
Species: H. amundasa
Binomial name
Hypopta amundasa
(H. Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Cossus amundasa H. Druce, 1890

Hypopta amundasa is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ecuador.

The forewings are reddish pink with a dark brown base and outer margin. The wing is thickly streaked with minute black lines. The hindwings are dark brown, with a red spot close to the anal angle.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hypopta amundasa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Central and South America" Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Hypopta amundasa


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