Aristotelia balanocentra
Aristotelia balanocentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]
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| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. balanocentra |
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| Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914 | |
The wingspan is 11 to 12 millimetres (0.43 to 0.47 in). The forewings are fuscous irregularly mixed with dark fuscous and with a blackish dot beneath the costa at one-sixth, one obliquely beneath and beyond it, a larger one beneath the costa beyond one-third, a black dash on the fold beneath this, and an elongate dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- funet.fi
- Afro Moths
- Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4) : 190 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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