Helcystogramma triannulella

Helcystogramma triannulella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was originally described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in south-western and south-eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, China, northern India[2] and large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and the western Balkan Peninsula.[3]

Helcystogramma triannulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Helcystogramma
Species:
H. triannulella
Binomial name
Helcystogramma triannulella
Synonyms
List
  • Anacampsis triannulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia sepiella Steudel, 1866
  • Brachmia triannulella var. cinerea Caradja, 1931
  • Brachmia macroscopa Meyrick, 1932
  • Onebala triannulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[4] There are several generations between May and October in southern Europe.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia sepium and Calystegia japonica. They live in a folded leaf, held together by spinning.[5]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Onebala triannulella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Helcystogramma triannulella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Le Monde des insectes (in French)
  5. Bladmineerders.nl


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