Aristotelia rubidella

Aristotelia rubidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1][2]

Aristotelia rubidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Aristotelia
Species:
A. rubidella
Binomial name
Aristotelia rubidella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia rubidella Clemens, 1860
  • Gelechia rubensella Chambers, 1872
Aristotelia rubidella, Hodges #1762, Size: 4.3 mm
Aristotelia rubidella, Hodges #1762, Size: 5.0 mm

The forewings are roseate, dusted with deep fuscous, with a brownish-ocherous streak along the inner margin from the base to nearly the middle of the wing, and interrupted about its middle by a roseate hue. At the basal third of the wing is an oblique deep fuscous band, extending from the costa to the fold, and beyond the middle of the costa is a spot of the same hue, joined toward the inner margin by a brownish-ocherous spot. The apical portion of the wing much dusted with deep fuscous. The hindwings are blackish gray.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Aristotelia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 163


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