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Aristotelia dryonota

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Aristotelia dryonota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. dryonota
Binomial name
Aristotelia dryonota
Meyrick, 1926

Aristotelia dryonota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish, irregularly mixed blue leaden and with an irregular brownish-ochreous dorsal stripe from the base to the apex, occupying about one-third of the wing, posteriorly somewhat interrupted. The discal stigmata are rather large, black, and edged laterally with a few white scales, the first preceded by a slender, indistinct ochreous dash. The plical is less marked, resting on the edge of the dorsal stripe very obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are slaty grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum 23: 328.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.