''Hypatopa fio'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Blastobasidae The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in t ...

. It is found in

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

,, 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: especially in western

Cordillera de Guanacaste The Cordillera de Guanacaste, also called Guanacaste Cordillera, are a volcanic mountain range in northern Costa Rica near the border with Nicaragua. The mountain range stretches 110 km from northwest to the southeast and contains mostly comp ...

Description

The species is noted to be similar to ''H. erato'' in regards to its facial features, but it differs in that it has a longer

uncus The uncus is an anterior extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus. It is separated from the apex of the temporal lobe by a slight fissure called the incisura temporalis (also called rhinal sulcus). Although superficially continuous with the hipp ...

and other similar differences. The length of the fore wings is about 4.7 mm. The fore wings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales. The hind wings are a translucent pale brown and gradually darken towards the apex of the moth. Its head has pale greyish-brown scales.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin ''fio'', meaning to come into existence.

References

Moths described in 2013 Hypatopa {{Hypatopa-stub