Helcystogramma lochistis

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

Helcystogramma lochistis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, faintly purple-tinged. The stigmata is cloudy, blackish, with the plical beneath the first discal, larger, suffused, preceded by some white scales. There is a pale whitish-ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourth and a terminal series of indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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[1] Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine

[2] J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (3): 723