Aristotelia paradesma

Aristotelia paradesma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

Aristotelia paradesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Aristotelia
Species:
A. paradesma
Binomial name
Aristotelia paradesma
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Tsochasta paradesma Meyrick, 1885
  • Isochasta paradesma Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are whitish, irregularly irrorated (sprinkled) with light grey and with a grey suffusion along the inner margin from the base to the anal angle. There is a small blackish spot on the costa almost at the base and a black dot beneath the costa at one-fifth, and a second larger one beneath it on the fold. A thick blackish transverse somewhat oblique streak is found at one-third, reaching from beneath the costa to the fold, the margins irregular. There are also two black dots nearly longitudinally placed in the middle of the disc, and a third in the disc at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia paradesma (Meyrick, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 163.


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