Helcystogramma trigonella

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Helcystogramma trigonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. trigonella
Binomial name
Helcystogramma trigonella
(Walsingham, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe trigonella Walsingham, 1892

Helcystogramma trigonella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1892. It is found in the West Indies.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, with a small ferruginous spot at the end of the discal cell, margined on its upper and outer side with whitish-ochreous scales. There is a whitish-ochreous line from the base along the dorsal margin to the bulge of the wing, but not continued where the margin becomes straight. A faint whitish-ochreous spot or group of scales is found on the extreme costal margin at one-fifth from the apex. The hindwings are brownish grey, with a tuft of greyish-ochreous hairs above at the base.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Helcystogramma at funet
  2. ^ On the micro-lepidoptera of the West Indies Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.