Aristotelia balanocentra

(Aristotelia balanocentra)

Description

Aristotelia balanocentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Aristotelia
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