Helcystogramma cricopa 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 and Silhouette.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Helcystogramma |
| Species: | H. cricopa
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| Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with the discal stigmata represented by a few blackish scales surrounded by pale ochreous rings, the second larger, the plical reduced to a pale ochreous dot, slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Helcystogramma cricopa (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2) 14: 274.
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