Aristotelia melanaphra
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]
Aristotelia melanaphra | |
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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 | |
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]
References
- Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia melanaphra Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- "420660.00 โ 1746 โ Aristotelia melanaphra โ Meyrick, 1923". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 10.
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