Helcystogramma hibisci
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| Helcystogramma hibisci | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Helcystogramma |
| Species: | H. hibisci |
| Binomial name | |
| Helcystogramma hibisci (Stainton, 1859) | |
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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
[edit]- ↑ 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