Atasthalistis hieropla

Atasthalistis hieropla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919.[1] It is found in Fiji.[2]

Atasthalistis hieropla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Atasthalistis
Species:
A. hieropla
Binomial name
Atasthalistis hieropla
Meyrick, 1919
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris hieropla

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are purple blackish with a rather broad whitish-yellow streak just below the costa from the base, somewhat sinuate away from the costa beyond the middle, and terminating on the costa at three-fourths. Beyond this is a white marginal line running around the costa and termen to the tornus, twice interrupted on the costa. The hindwings are bright deep orange.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris hieropla". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 12, 2014). "Atasthalistis hieropla Meyrick, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (8): 235.


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