Helcystogramma selectella

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Helcystogramma selectella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Helcystogramma selectella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. selectella
Binomial name
Helcystogramma selectella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia selectella Walker, 1864
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Adults are dark cupreous, the forewings with two bands consisting of glittering green dots. There are also two glittering purple dots, one near the end of the costa and the other, larger one, near the exterior border.[2]

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