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Aristotelia melanaphra

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Aristotelia melanaphra
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A. melanaphra
Binomial name
Aristotelia melanaphra
Meyrick, 1923

Aristotelia melanaphra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark violet grey with the stigmata faintly darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and a fainter one on the tornus hardly before it. The apical area has blackish reflections. The hindwings are bluish grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia melanaphra Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "420660.00 – 1746 – Aristotelia melanaphra – Meyrick, 1923". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 10.