Aristotelia parephoria

(Aristotelia parephoria)

Description

Aristotelia parephoria is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Clarke in 1951. It is found in Argentina. The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, with the dorsal half and apex overlaid with buff. From the base of the costa, and from the costa at one-third, blackish-fuscous bands extend to the fold, the latter band, outwardly curved, joins narrowly a fuscous shade at the outer third of the costa. The apex and tornus each with a small fuscous shade extended into the otherwise buff cilia. The hindwings are fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

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