Aristotelia bifasciella

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Aristotelia bifasciella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. bifasciella
Binomial name
Aristotelia bifasciella
Busck, 1903

Aristotelia bifasciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1903. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona and Utah. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dirty yellowish white, with two conspicuous dark brown fascite. The first oblique from the basal third of the costa to the middle of the dorsal edge, while the other is broader and nearly perpendicular on the costal edge at the apical third. Both are shaded with lighter yellowish brown toward the dorsal edge. Just before apex is a dark brown costal spot, continued in a very light yellowish area across the wing. The extreme base of the costa is blackish brown. The hindwings are light fuscous. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aristotelia Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25 (1304): 799 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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