Aristotelia clavata

Aristotelia clavata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

Aristotelia clavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. clavata
Binomial name
Aristotelia clavata
Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous, with some scattered fuscous and dark fuscous scales, more numerous along the costa and termen. There is a small blackish subbasal spot on the costa and the plical and first discal stigmata are confluent to form a transverse blackish spot. The second discal is represented by a small yellow-ochreous spot edged with blackish. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia clavata Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (7): 197. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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