Aristotelia isopelta

Aristotelia isopelta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Quebec and Texas.[1][2]

Aristotelia isopelta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Aristotelia
Species:
A. isopelta
Binomial name
Aristotelia isopelta
Meyrick, 1929
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia nigrobasiella Clarke, 1932

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings are fuscous slightly speckled whitish, or sometimes light ochreous suffusedly mixed white and speckled fuscous, with some scattered dark fuscous scales. There is a triangular black costal blotch before the middle, reaching to the fold. The second discal stigma is very small and black. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia isopelta Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. "420656.00 – 1742 – Aristotelia isopelta – Meyrick, 1929". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 482.


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