About Hypatima spathota (Meyrick, 1913)
Hypatima spathota is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. This moth has been recorded in Japan, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, and Australia, specifically from the state of Queensland. Its wingspan measures 15–17 mm. Its forewings are dark purple fuscous, marked with longitudinal black streaks. A dark brown streak runs above the forewing fold from the base to four-fifths of the wing length. A rather broad ochreous-whitish streak runs along the dorsum from the base to the tornus, then narrows to almost reach the apex; this streak includes short blackish dashes on each side of the tornus. A short ochreous-whitish dash sits adjacent to its upper edge at two-fifths of the wing length, with a similar but transverse mark at two-thirds of the wing length. A fine white longitudinal line runs above the apical portion of the forewing. The hindwings are fuscous, and are paler with thin scaling on their anterior portion; the veins and termen are suffused with darker fuscous. The larvae of Hypatima spathota feed on Mangifera indica and Lannea grandis.
