Aristotelia_ptilastis

<i>Aristotelia ptilastis</i>

Aristotelia ptilastis

Species of moth

Aristotelia ptilastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[1][2]

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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with white and with a dark fuscous dot towards the costa near the base. There are four costal spots of brown suffusion irrorated with black, becoming larger posteriorly, the first very small, the fourth ante-apical and large. Obliquely beyond the first three of these are three subdorsal tufts of scales, mixed with black anteriorly, white posteriorly, the third preceded by a yellow-ochreous spot and the second and third costal spots edged beneath by yellow-ochreous spots. There is also a small yellow-ochreous spot with two or three raised black scales in the middle of the disc. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 369. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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