Helcystogramma rusticella

Helcystogramma rusticella
Scientific classification
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

^ Savela, Markku. "Helcystogramma rusticella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 621

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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

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