Aristotelia balanocentra
Aristotelia balanocentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]
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The wingspan is 11 to 12 millimetres (0.43 to 0.47 in). The forewings are fuscous irregularly mixed with dark fuscous and with a blackish dot beneath the costa at one-sixth, one obliquely beneath and beyond it, a larger one beneath the costa beyond one-third, a black dash on the fold beneath this, and an elongate dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 190 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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