Helcystogramma lutatella

Helcystogramma lutatella, the clay crest, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Uralsk, Transbaikalia, China (Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Xinjiang) and almost all of Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Helcystogramma lutatella being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Helcystogramma triannulella
• Helcystogramma rufescens
• Glyphidocera juniperella
• Glyphidocera septentrionella

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Gelechiidae

Genus

Helcystogramma

Species

Helcystogramma lutatella

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