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 Gelechiidae family. 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.

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