Aristotelia articulata

Aristotelia articulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.[1]

Aristotelia articulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Aristotelia
Species:
A. articulata
Binomial name
Aristotelia articulata
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are fuscous, the base whitish sprinkled and with a pale ochreous line along the fold, posteriorly suffused into the ground colour. There is an oblique white fascia sprinkled fuscous at one-fourth and a broader oblique white median fascia irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous, both edges indented in the middle, the space between this and the preceding darker fuscous except dorsally. A short slender longitudinal black streak is found in the disc beyond this and there is a marginal series of white dots on the costa towards the apex and termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia articulata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 119.


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