Helcystogramma meconitis

Helcystogramma meconitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. meconitis
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma meconitis; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe meconitisMeyrick, 1913;

Last updated December 03, 2023

Helcystogramma meconitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Argentina.^[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, slightly purplish tinged with some whitish-ochreous suffusion towards the base of the dorsum, above which is a short dark fuscous dash. The discal stigmata are undefined, dark fuscous, each followed by a pale ochreous dot and the plical stigma is represented by an elongate blackish dash, edged beneath with whitish ochreous. The veins posteriorly are partially marked with ferruginous-brownish lines and scattered blackish scales and there is a patch of whitish-ochreous irroration (sprinkles) extending from the costa before the apex downwards to the disc. There is also a terminal series of cloudy blackish dots edged anteriorly with whitish ochreous. The hindwings are light fuscous.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma meconitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1913 (1): 176. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma meconitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1913 (1): 176. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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