Helcystogramma hibisci

Helcystogramma hibisci is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Stainton in 1859. It is known from China (Anhui, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Xizang, Zhejiang), Taiwan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Helcystogramma hibisci
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Helcystogramma
Species:	H. hibisci
Binomial name
Helcystogramma hibisci (Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
Gelechia hibisci Stainton, 1859 Onebala hibisci Meyrick, 1925 Gelechia obseratella Zeller, 1877 Croesophora eudela Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale brown with a dark brown pattern.^[2]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including Hibiscus heterophyllus) and Abelmoschus species.