Helcystogramma idiastis

Helcystogramma idiastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. idiastis
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma idiastis; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Brachmia idiastis Meyrick, 1916;

Helcystogramma idiastis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is known from north-eastern India.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are grey, finely irrorated with ochreous-whitish. The stigmata is moderate, dark fuscous, laterally edged with white, with the plical beneath the first discal. There is a terminal row of dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are light grey,.[2]

The larvae feed on Panicum species.

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] Exot. Microlep. 1 (19): 577