Helcystogramma_hibisci References

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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