Helcystogramma thesmiopa

Helcystogramma thesmiopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará, Brazil.[1]

Helcystogramma thesmiopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. thesmiopa
Binomial name
Helcystogramma thesmiopa
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris thesmiopa Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are violet grey with a transverse-oval blackish blotch, finely edged with white, resting on the middle of the dorsum and reaching three-fourths of the way across the wing, the anterior edge is prominent in the middle, and with the lower part of the blotch occupied (except for the margins) by a light grey irregular spot. There is a large black finely white-edged dot in disc at three-fifths and a fine slightly curved line of whitish irroration (sprinkles) from a wedge-shaped white mark on the costa at four-fifths to the dorsum before the tornus. There is a marginal series of white dots edged with blackish terminally around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma thesmiopa (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 114.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.