Helcystogramma cricopa

Helcystogramma cricopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. cricopa
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma cricopa; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Brachmia cricopa Meyrick, 1911;

Helcystogramma cricopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found on the Seychelles,^[1] where it has been recorded from Mahé and Silhouette.^[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with the discal stigmata represented by a few blackish scales surrounded by pale ochreous rings, the second larger, the plical reduced to a pale ochreous dot, slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2) 14: 274.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2) 14: 274.

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