Helcystogramma perelegans

Helcystogramma perelegans is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by N. Omelko and M. Omelko in 1993. It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea, Japan and China (Hunan, Tianjin).[1]

Helcystogramma perelegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Helcystogramma
Species:
H. perelegans
Binomial name
Helcystogramma perelegans
(N. Omelko & M. Omelko, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Tricyanaula perelegans N. Omelko & M. Omelko, 1993

The wingspan is 10–11.5 mm. The forewings have dark silvery-grey markings with a purplish-blue metallic lustre.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma perelegans (Omelko & Omelko, 1993)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. Li, H. H. & Zhen, H. (April 15, 2011). "Review of the genus Helcystogramma Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Dichomeridinae) from China". Journal of Natural History. 45 (17–18): 1035–1087. doi:10.1080/00222933.2011.552798.


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