Helcystogramma stellatella

Helcystogramma stellatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. stellatella
Binomial name
Helcystogramma stellatella
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris stellatella Busck, 1914

Helcystogramma stellatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark brown suffused with metallic blue and with scattered single silvery and light blue scales, a few of these congregate to form an ill-defined costal spot at the apical third. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Helcystogramma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. โ†‘ Busck, August (1914). "New genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 47 (2043): 1โ€“67. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.47-2043.1. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.