Helcystogramma lineolella

Helcystogramma lineolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

Helcystogramma lineolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. lineolella
Binomial name
Helcystogramma lineolella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia lineolella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[2]

The larvae feed on Calamagrostis epigejos and Calamagrostis arundinacea.

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