Aristotelia ptilastis
| Aristotelia ptilastis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. ptilastis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909
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Aristotelia ptilastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with white and with a dark fuscous dot towards the costa near the base. There are four costal spots of brown suffusion irrorated with black, becoming larger posteriorly, the first very small, the fourth ante-apical and large. Obliquely beyond the first three of these are three subdorsal tufts of scales, mixed with black anteriorly, white posteriorly, the third preceded by a yellow-ochreous spot and the second and third costal spots edged beneath by yellow-ochreous spots. There is also a small yellow-ochreous spot with two or three raised black scales in the middle of the disc. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 369.
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