Helcystogramma rufescens

Helcystogramma rufescens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. rufescens
Binomial name
	Helcystogramma rufescens; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Recurvaria rufescens Haworth, 1828; Brachmia terrella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1843; Gelechia diaphanella Zeller, 1846; Gelechia isabella Zeller, 1850;

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Helcystogramma rufescens is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Grass leaf blades rolled up and discoloured by larva

Larva

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Brachypodium sylvaticum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Poa trivialis, Dactylis glomerata, Phalaris arundinacea, Melica nutans, Calamagrostis arundinacea and Calamagrostis epigejos. They spin grass blades and feed inside the spiral spinning, causing whitening of the grass blade tip. They change leaves several times. Larvae can be found from April to July. They are black and white striped.^[4]

References

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