Helcystogramma triannulella

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

Helcystogramma triannulella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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 pars of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and the western Balkan Peninsula.[3]

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ↑ Helcystogramma at funet
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ insecte.org
  5. ↑ bladmineerders.nl


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