Aristotelia ptilastis

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Aristotelia ptilastis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. ptilastis
Binomial name
Aristotelia ptilastis
Meyrick, 1909

Aristotelia ptilastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with white and with a dark fuscous dot towards the costa near the base. There are four costal spots of brown suffusion irrorated with black, becoming larger posteriorly, the first very small, the fourth ante-apical and large. Obliquely beyond the first three of these are three subdorsal tufts of scales, mixed with black anteriorly, white posteriorly, the third preceded by a yellow-ochreous spot and the second and third costal spots edged beneath by yellow-ochreous spots. There is also a small yellow-ochreous spot with two or three raised black scales in the middle of the disc. The hindwings are light grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 369. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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