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Chambers' Twirler

Helcystogramma chambersella (Murtfeldt, 1874)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The chambers' twirler (Helcystogramma chambersella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Mexico and United States.

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Quick facts about the chambers' twirler

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the chambers' twirler live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The chambers' twirler is listed for 2 countries.

United States of AmericaMexico
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Mexico
  2. United States

Is the chambers' twirler endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chambers' twirler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusHelcystogramma
  7. SpeciesHelcystogramma chambersella (Murtfeldt, 1874)

Synonyms Brachmia subalbella, Dichomeris subalbella, Gelechia chambersella, Gelechia inaequepulvella, Gelechia parvipulvella, Gelechia subalbusella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chambers' twirler

Other species in the same genus Helcystogramma.

Clay crest

Helcystogramma lutatella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

Orange crest

Helcystogramma rufescens

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the chambers' twirler live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the chambers' twirler for 2 countries: Mexico and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the chambers' twirler?

The chambers' twirler (Helcystogramma chambersella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chambers' Twirler (Helcystogramma chambersella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chambers-twirler

MLA

“Chambers' Twirler (Helcystogramma chambersella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chambers-twirler.

BibTeX
@misc{chambers_twirler_2026,
  title = {Chambers' Twirler (Helcystogramma chambersella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chambers-twirler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}