Aristotelia themerastis

Aristotelia themerastis 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]

Aristotelia themerastis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. themerastis
Binomial name
Aristotelia themerastis
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale-grey irrorated with darker grey and with four fuscous discal dots, often partly obsolete, the first at one-third, the second on the fold obliquely beyond the first, the third at two-thirds and the fourth beneath and beyond the third. There is a slight blackish irroration at the apex and along the termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 113   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.