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Lanceolate Moth
Helcystogramma hystricella
Helcystogramma hystricella, the lanceolate helcystogramma moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to Oklahoma and Kansas.
The wingspan is 13–15 mm.
From the article Helcystogramma hystricella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species name refers to the former generic name of the host plant Hystrix patula (now known as Elymus hystrix).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342595.