Helcystogramma microsema explained

Helcystogramma microsema is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found on the Seychelles,^[1] where it has been recorded from Mahé.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, the stigmata black, with the plical beneath the first discal, edged anteriorly by a small whitish dot. There is an ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 10, 2019 . Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 31, 2020.
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Helcystogramma microsema (Meyrick, 1911) . Afromoths . August 31, 2020.
3. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofli214linn#page/274/mode/1up Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2) 14: 274