Helcystogramma flavescens

Helcystogramma flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species: H. flavescens
Binomial name
Helcystogramma flavescens
Junnilainen, 2010

Helcystogramma flavescens is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of grassy steppes.

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are uniform bright yellow and the hindwings are shiny yellowish white.[1] Adults are on wing in early June.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flavescens (meaning yellowish) and refers to the colour of the forewings.

References

  1. ↑ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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