Helcystogramma rusticella

Species of moth

Helcystogramma rusticella

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Gelechiidae
Genus:  | Helcystogramma
Species:  |

H. rusticella

Binomial name
Helcystogramma rusticella

(Walker, 1864)

Synonyms

* Gelechia rusticella Walker, 1864

Helcystogramma rusticella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Adults are cupreous, the forewings with a broad irregular speckled cinereous band and a slightly zigzag transverse line between the band and the base of the wing, as well as a few minute cinereous marks near the costa and continuous to a metallic-purple submarginal band. The hindwings are whitish along the costa.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Helcystogramma rusticella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 621 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Taxon identifiers

Helcystogramma rusticella|

* Wikidata: Q13222801
* CoL: 3K4DH
* EoL: 937415
* GBIF: 1850590
* IRMNG: 11150949
* LepIndex: 101931
* Open Tree of Life: 3222879

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