Aristotelia centrosema
Aristotelia centrosema is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria.[1]
| Aristotelia centrosema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. centrosema |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia centrosema (Lower, 1893) | |
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The wingspan is 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in). The forewings are ochreous bronzy, sometimes golden tinged, the costal half usually more or less pale, the dorsal half more or less suffused with fuscous. The costal edge is ochreous whitish from about one-fourth to three-fourths and there is a rather narrow ochreous-white median longitudinal streak from the base to the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (7 February 2019). "Aristotelia centrosema (Lower, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 291 – via Internet Archive.
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