''Hypertropha desumptana'' is a
moth in the family
Depressariidae. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from
Queensland.
Adults are cupreous black, the forewings hardly acute, yellowish cinereous towards the base, and with some yellowish-cinereous exterior speckles. There are some transverse irregular interrupted metallic blue and purple lines, as well as an oblique costal subapical yellowish-cinereous streak. The marginal line is dark fawn colour and irregular. The hindwings are luteous, with a broad cupreous-black border.
''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 28: 460
References
Moths described in 1863
Hypertropha
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