Aristotelia paradesma
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. paradesma
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| Aristotelia paradesma (Meyrick, 1885)
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Aristotelia paradesma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
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[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia paradesma (Meyrick, 1885)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 163.
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- Moths described in 1885
- Aristotelia (moth)
- Moths of New Zealand
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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