Aristotelia crypsixantha
Appearance
Aristotelia crypsixantha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Aristotelia |
Species: | A. crypsixantha
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Binomial name | |
Aristotelia crypsixantha Turner, 1919
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Aristotelia crypsixantha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are grey with obscure ochreous streaks from the base beneath the costa to one-third, along the fold, and in the middle from one-third to the termen. There is a short blackish streak on the fold near the base and a blackish discal dot at one-third and sometimes another at two-thirds. Some blackish scales are found at the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 114 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.