Aristotelia_dryonota

<i>Aristotelia dryonota</i>

Aristotelia dryonota

Species of moth

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]

Quick Facts Aristotelia dryonota, Scientific classification ...

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, 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

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


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