Aristotelia balanocentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]
| Aristotelia balanocentra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. balanocentra
|
| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914
| |
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.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Aristotelia balanocentra Meyrick, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 190 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
