Helcystogramma flavescens

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

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

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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