Helcystogramma triannulella
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| Species: | H. triannulella
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| Helcystogramma triannulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Helcystogramma triannulella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in south-western and south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, China, northern India[2] and large pars of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and the western Balkan Peninsula.[3]
The wingspan is 12-15 mm.[4] There are several generations between May and October in southern Europe.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas, Convolutus aroensi, Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia sepium and Calystegia japonica. They live in a folded leaf, held together by spinning.[5]
References
- ^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Helcystogramma at funet
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ insecte.org
- ^ bladmineerders.nl