Helcystogramma microsema

Helcystogramma microsema 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.[2]

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, the stigmata black, with the plical beneath the first discal, edged anteriorly by a small whitish dot. There is an ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2) 14: 274   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.