Helcystogramma sertigera
Species of moth
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Helcystogramma sertigera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Peru.[1]
| Helcystogramma sertigera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Helcystogramma |
| Species: | H. sertigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Helcystogramma sertigera Meyrick, 1923 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are glossy blue leaden and with a streak of blackish suffusion on the fold from one-fifth to near the middle of the wing. There is a small yellow-ochreous spot in the disc at two-fifths, from which a streak of blackish suffusion runs to a broad irregular-edged yellow-ochreous transverse fascia at three-fourths, preceded by blackish suffusion and including an irregular blue-leaden blotch. The terminal area beyond this is chestnut brown, with three minute yellow-whitish dots on the costa. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
