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Helcystogramma albilepidotum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Helcystogramma

Helcystogramma albilepidotum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Li and Zhen in 2011. It is found in Sichuan, China.

The wingspan is about 15-16 mm. The forewings are dark yellowish-brown, with scattered dark brown scales. There are black scale tufts at the middle of cell and at the middle of the fold, as well as a white scale tuft at the end of the cell and a narrow dark brown fascia from the costal four-fifths to before the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the white scale tuft at end of cell on forewing and is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and lepidotus (meaning scaled).

References

Helcystogramma albilepidotum Wikipedia