Aristotelia epimetalla is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
| Aristotelia epimetalla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. epimetalla
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia epimetalla Meyrick, 1904
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). The forewings are bright shining golden bronze with shining violet-bluish-silvery markings. There is a spot on the costa at one-fifth, reaching half across the wing and a spot on the discal fold before the middle, one beneath the costa beyond the middle, and one on the tornus. There is also an elongate spot on the costa about three-fourths. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia epimetalla Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 290 – via Internet Archive.
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