en Helcystogramma microsema

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

Helcystogramma microsema is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found on the Seychelles,^[1] where it has been recorded from Mahé.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, the stigmata black, with the plical beneath the first discal, edged anteriorly by a small whitish dot. There is an ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2) 14: 274 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 microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2) 14: 274 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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