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Helcystogramma cricopa

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Helcystogramma cricopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. cricopa
Binomial name
Helcystogramma cricopa
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia cricopa Meyrick, 1911

Helcystogramma cricopa 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 and Silhouette.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with the discal stigmata represented by a few blackish scales surrounded by pale ochreous rings, the second larger, the plical reduced to a pale ochreous dot, slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2) 14: 274. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.