Aristotelia antipala

Aristotelia antipala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aristotelia
Species:	A. antipala
Binomial name
	Aristotelia antipala; Meyrick, 1904

Aristotelia antipala is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 7 mm (0.28 in). The forewings are shining dark fuscous, slightly bronzy tinged and with a straight narrow whitish transverse fascia at two-thirds, constricted and just interrupted in the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia antipala Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 290 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia antipala Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 290 – via Internet Archive.