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Hypopta vassilia

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

Hypopta vassilia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The veins and cilia on the inner margin of the forewings are whitish. The space between two veins is pale grey with some dark brown spots. The costa is fuscous, cut into elongated spots by white lines. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

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