Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900)

Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900)

Helcystogramma melantherella is a Gelechiidae moth described in 1900, found in the southeastern and south-central United States within North America.

Family
Genus
Helcystogramma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900)

Helcystogramma melantherella is a moth species that belongs to the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1900. Within North America, this species has been recorded from North Carolina, extending south to Florida and west to Texas and Arkansas.

Photo: (c) Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chuck Sexton · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Helcystogramma

More from Gelechiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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