Aristotelia melanaphra

Aristotelia melanaphra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aristotelia
Species:	A. melanaphra
Binomial name
	Aristotelia melanaphra; Meyrick, 1923

Last updated February 17, 2024

Aristotelia melanaphra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark violet grey with the stigmata faintly darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and a fainter one on the tornus hardly before it. The apical area has blackish reflections. The hindwings are bluish grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia melanaphra Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
↑ "420660.00 – 1746 – Aristotelia melanaphra – Meyrick, 1923". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 10. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia melanaphra Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[2] "420660.00 – 1746 – Aristotelia melanaphra – Meyrick, 1923". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 10. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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