Helcystogramma idiastis

Helcystogramma idiastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. idiastis
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma idiastis; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Brachmia idiastis Meyrick, 1916;

Helcystogramma idiastis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is known from north-eastern India.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are grey, finely irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous whitish. The stigmata is moderate, dark fuscous, laterally edged with white, with the plical beneath the first discal. There is a terminal row of dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey.^[2]

The larvae feed on Panicum species.

References

^ Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 577.

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[1] Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 577.

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