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Aristotelia epimetalla

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Aristotelia epimetalla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. epimetalla
Binomial name
Aristotelia epimetalla
Meyrick, 1904

Aristotelia epimetalla 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 New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are bright shining golden bronze with shining violet-bluish-silvery markings. There is a spot on the costa at one-fifth, reaching half across the wing and a spot on the discal fold before the middle, one beneath the costa beyond the middle, and one on the tornus. There is also an elongate spot on the costa about three-fourths. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia epimetalla 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]): 290 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.