Aristotelia chrysometra
Aristotelia chrysometra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
| Aristotelia chrysometra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. chrysometra |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia chrysometra Meyrick, 1926 | |
The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are shining golden bronze with golden-white, black-edged markings. There is a slender oblique transverse fasciae at one-fourth and before the middle, as well as short oblique streaks from the costa beyond the middle and at three-fourths, as well as a short inwards-oblique streak from the costa before the apex. A triangular dot is found on the dorsum between the first and second of these streaks, and a smaller dot between the second and third. There is also a minute apical dot. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia chlorographa Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.
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