Helcystogramma phryganitis

Helcystogramma phryganitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. phryganitis
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma phryganitis; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Brachmia phryganitisMeyrick, 1911; Onebala phryganitisMeyrick, 1911;

Last updated June 05, 2022

Helcystogramma phryganitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish irregularly mixed with fuscous, suffusedly streaked with brown between the veins, these streaks in the disc and towards the base are marked with lines of black scales and there is a blackish dot towards the costa before the middle. The stigmata is black, with the discal connected by a black streak which is extended to the apex, thickest posteriorly, with the plical represented by an elongate mark. There is also a patch of blackish irroration (sprinkles) about the fold beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Onebala phryganitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma phryganitis (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 722. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Onebala phryganitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma phryganitis (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[3] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 722. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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