Helcystogramma hibisci

Helcystogramma hibisci
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species: H. hibisci
Binomial name
Helcystogramma hibisci
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia hibisci Stainton, 1859
  • Onebala hibisci Meyrick, 1925
  • Gelechia obseratella Zeller, 1877
  • Croesophora eudela Turner, 1919

Helcystogramma hibisci is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Stainton in 1859. It is known from China (Anhui, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Xizang, Zhejiang), Taiwan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale brown with a bold dark brown pattern.[2]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including Hibiscus heterophyllus) and Abelmoschus species.

References

  1. ↑ Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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