Atasthalistis ochreoviridella

Atasthalistis ochreoviridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Atasthalistis
Species:	A. ochreoviridella
Binomial name
	Atasthalistis ochreoviridella; (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Synonyms
	Ceratophora ochreoviridella Pagenstecher, 1900; Dichomeris ochreoviridella; Atasthalistis euchroa Lower, 1900;

Atasthalistis ochreoviridella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1900.^[1] It is found in Queensland, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Philippines (Mindanao), New Guinea and the Dampier Archipelago.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey-brown (with a greenish tinge in males) with a large dark mark with a pale outline on the costa. The hindwings are orange with a broad dark margin.

The larvae feed on Macaranga species.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Atasthalistis ochreoviridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ Atasthalistis at funet
^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Atasthalistis ochreoviridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Atasthalistis at funet

[3] Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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