Helcystogramma hibisci

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.

Helcystogramma hibisci
Scientific classification
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

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

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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