Helcystogramma amethystium
| Helcystogramma amethystium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Helcystogramma |
| Species: | H. amethystium |
| Binomial name | |
| Helcystogramma amethystium (Meyrick, 1906) | |
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Helcystogramma amethystium is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-orange sprinkled with fuscous. The markings are prismatic violet-blue, partially edged with dark fuscous. There are narrow costal and median streaks from the base to one-third, an oblique mark from the costa before the middle, not reaching half across the wing and a short longitudinal mark beneath the disc before the middle. There is also a straight narrow fascia at two-thirds, interrupted above the middle. The apical fourth is blackish, except for a terminal line, with the anterior edge straight, near and parallel to preceding the fascia, including a small round violet-silvery-metallic spot on the costa and four others before the termen. The hindwings are dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged.[2]