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Hypatima formidolosa

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Hypatima formidolosa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng).

The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are white sprinkled with grey, with scattered indistinct grey spots or mottling and with two more distinct small dark grey spots on the costa before the middle, several on the posterior half, a dot on the dorsum at four-fifths, and a cloudy spot on the tornus. There is also a small semi-oval blackish spot on the middle of the costa, and one reversed in the disc somewhat before it. There is a black dash towards the costa at four-fifths, and an elongate dot beneath the apex. The hindwings are light grey, paler anteriorly.

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Hypatima formidolosa Wikipedia


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