Aristotelia incitata

Aristotelia incitata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Japan[1] and Assam, India.[2]

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

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-grey ochreous irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, more or less suffused whitish in the disc and with blackish dots beneath the costa near the base and before one-third, and beneath the fold at one-fifth. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There are also cloudy dark fuscous dots along the costa posteriorly and the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. "和名未定 Aristotelia incitata Meyrick, 1918". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia incitata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 117.


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