Helcystogramma thiostoma

(Helcystogramma thiostoma)

Description

Helcystogramma thiostoma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, with the stigmata blackish, the first discal and plical minute, indistinct, with the plical slightly posterior, the second discal distinct. The veins are posteriorly slightly streaked darker. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Helcystogramma
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