Helcystogramma cornuta

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Helcystogramma cornuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. cornuta
Binomial name
Helcystogramma cornuta
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris cornutaBusck, 1914

Helcystogramma cornuta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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]

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References

  1. Helcystogramma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 20 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .