Helcystogramma microsema
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | H. microsema
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Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)
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Helcystogramma microsema 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.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, the stigmata black, with the plical beneath the first discal, edged anteriorly by a small whitish dot. There is an ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2) 14: 274
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- Moths described in 1911
- Helcystogramma
- Moths of Africa
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