''Hypatima cyrtopleura'' is a
moth
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in the family
Gelechiidae
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. It was described by
Turner
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in 1919. It is found in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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and the
Northern Territory
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.
The
wingspan
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is 15–16 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish with fuscous irroration and markings, consisting of four or five costal dots at one-sixths, one-third and at the middle towards the apex. There are two suffused dorsal dots before the middle and at the tornus. The median discal spots at the middle and three-fourths are more or less defined. There are also some terminal dots. The hindwings are pale grey.
Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 165
References
Moths described in 1919
Hypatima
Moths of Australia
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