Hypatima phacelota is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, with some scattered black scales and a slender black dash beneath the costa near the base, as well as a blackish semi-oval spot on the middle of the costa and three small blackish-grey spots on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly, with the veins and termen darker.[2]