Helcystogramma stellatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]
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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. stellatella
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| Helcystogramma stellatella (Busck, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark brown suffused with metallic blue and with scattered single silvery and light blue scales, a few of these congregate to form an ill-defined costal spot at the apical third. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[2]
References
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- ^ Helcystogramma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Busck, August (1914). "New genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 47 (2043): 1–67. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.47-2043.1.
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