Helcystogramma hibisci

Helcystogramma hibisci
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. hibisci
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma hibisci; (Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
	Gelechia hibisci Stainton, 1859; Onebala hibisci Meyrick, 1925; Gelechia obseratella Zeller, 1877; Croesophora eudela Turner, 1919;

Helcystogramma hibisci is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Stainton in 1859. It is known from China (Anhui, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Xizang, Zhejiang), Taiwan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale brown with a dark brown pattern.^[2]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including Hibiscus heterophyllus) and Abelmoschus species.

References

^ Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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