Aristotelia articulata

Aristotelia articulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aristotelia
Species:	A. articulata
Binomial name
	Aristotelia articulata; Meyrick, 1918

Aristotelia articulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are fuscous, the base whitish sprinkled and with a pale ochreous line along the fold, posteriorly suffused into the ground colour. There is an oblique white fascia sprinkled fuscous at one-fourth and a broader oblique white median fascia irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous, both edges indented in the middle, the space between this and the preceding darker fuscous except dorsally. A short slender longitudinal black streak is found in the disc beyond this and there is a marginal series of white dots on the costa towards the apex and termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia articulata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 119. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia articulata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 119. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.