Aristotelia tetracosma

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A. tetracosma
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Aristotelia tetracosma
Meyrick, 1904

Aristotelia tetracosma 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 Western Australia. [1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge and with an ochreous-white subtriangular blotch on the costa at one-fourth, reaching more than half across the wing. A similar smaller spot is found on the costa before three-fourths, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia tetracosma Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 289 via Internet Archive.