Helcystogramma helicopis

Helcystogramma helicopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. helicopis
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma helicopis; (Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
	Strobisia helicopis Meyrick, 1922;

Helcystogramma helicopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.^[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are blackish with the extreme base grey and with a narrow irregular grey subbasal fascia, which is metallic blue on the costa. Beyond this is an irregular metallic-blue transverse line not reaching the costa. There is also an oblique metallic-blue streak from a white dot on the costa at two-fifths to the middle of the wing, as well as an irregular zigzag metallic-blue transverse line at three-fifths, not reaching the costa. A nearly straight grey line runs from a white dot on the costa at three-fifths to the dorsum at three-fourths and there is a pale iridescent-grey marginal line around the apex and termen, preceded by an irregular-edged narrow metallic-blue fascia. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma helicopis (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 101.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma helicopis (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 101.

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