Helcystogramma cornuta

Helcystogramma cornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. cornuta
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma cornuta; (Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
	Dichomeris cornuta Busck, 1914;

Helcystogramma cornuta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.^[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are light golden brown with the base of the costal edge and a large, triangular spot on the apical third of the costa dark brown, the edges of which are strongly iridescent. There is a dark brown spot at the end of the fold, surrounded by strongly iridescent scales. And there is a perpendicular, dark brown line at the apical fifth across the wing tip, edged exteriorly with a strongly iridescent patch of steel blue scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[2]

References

^ Helcystogramma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 20

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[1] Helcystogramma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 20

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