Helcystogramma perelegans

Helcystogramma perelegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species: H. perelegans
Binomial name
Helcystogramma perelegans
(N. Omelko et M. Omelko, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Tricyanaula perelegans Omelko & Omelko, 1993

Helcystogramma perelegans is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by N. Omelko and M. Omelko in 1993.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea, Japan and China (Hunan, Tianjin).[2]

The wingspan is 10-11.5 mm. The forewings have dark silvery-grey markings with a purplish-blue metallic lustre.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Helcystogramma at funet
  3. Li, H. H. and H. Zhen. (2011). Review of the genus Helcystogramma Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Dichomeridinae) from China. Journal of Natural History 45(17-18), 1035-87.


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