Gelechia arotrias

Last updated

Gelechia arotrias
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. arotrias
Binomial name
Gelechia arotrias
Meyrick, 1908

Gelechia arotrias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, lighter and crimson-tinged towards the base of the costa, darkest above the dorsal stripe. There is a pale ochreous-yellowish dorsal stripe from the base to near the tornus, rather broad towards the middle but narrowed to the extremities, before the posterior extremity emitting an oblique bar to two-thirds of the disc. The hindwings are rather light fuscous, somewhat darker posteriorly. [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Dichrorampha petiverella</i> Species of moth

Dichrorampha petiverella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

<i>Spaelotis ravida</i> Species of moth

Spaelotis ravida, the stout dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

Xyroptila peltastes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia.

Gelechia sonorensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Sonora).

Gelechia epiphloea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

Gelechia sematica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Schizovalva trisignis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.

Gelechia paraula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Ephysteris semiophanes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.

<i>Kiwaia aerobatis</i> Species of moth

Kiwaia aerobatis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected at Mount Arthur and at Arthur's Pass. Adults are on the wing in January.

Aristotelia palamota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in what was then Bengal.

Antaeotricha modulata is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana and French Guiana.

Antaeotricha illepida is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in French Guiana and Venezuela.

Antaeotricha melanarma is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in French Guiana.

Epimactis turbida is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Assam, India.

Hyptiastis clematias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India.

Antaeotricha nitescens is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found in Brazil (Para).

Antaeotricha protosaris is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in the Guianas and Brazil.

<i>Tingena ancogramma</i> Species of moth, endemic to New Zealand

Tingena ancogramma is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the Hen and Chicken Islands, the North Island and the South Island. Adults are on the wing in summer and autumn and inhabit open areas of forest scrubland.

<i>Atomotricha versuta</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Atomotricha versuta is a moth in the family Oecophoridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The adults of the species are variable in appearance but the three principal variteis are connected b intermediate forms. The female of the species is brachypterous and is incapable of flight. Both the adult male and female have been observed resting on fences during cold winter nights.

References

  1. Gelechia at funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 : 725 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .