Aristotelia antipala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. antipala
Binomial name
Aristotelia antipala
Meyrick, 1904

Aristotelia antipala is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are shining dark fuscous, slightly bronzy tinged and with a straight narrow whitish transverse fascia at two-thirds, constricted and just interrupted in the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia antipala Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. โ†‘ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 290 โ€“ via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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