Aristotelia trematias

(Aristotelia trematias)

Description

Aristotelia trematias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Mpumalanga. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous. The stigmata are rather large, blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal, these two elongate. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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