Aristotelia galeotis

Aristotelia galeotis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka[1] and South Africa.[2]

Aristotelia galeotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Aristotelia
Species:
A. galeotis
Binomial name
Aristotelia galeotis
Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous or yellow ochreous, paler towards the base, irregularly sprinkled with black and with a small round spot of black irroration (speckles) on the fold at one-third, another in the disc about the middle, a third on the costa at three-fifths, and a fourth rather larger and more triangular on the tornus. The hindwings are rather dark grey, thinly scaled in the disc.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia galeotis Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia galeotis Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 438.


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