Aristotelia calens explained

Aristotelia calens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brown, at one-fourth an oblique white fascia is suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with grey, preceded by small black spots on the costa and fold, a black streak on the fold connecting this with a very irregular angulated white median fascia irrorated grey, widest on the costa, its angle edged anteriorly by a black dot (the first discal stigma). The costa is suffused dark grey between this and a white dark-centred spot at three-fourths, where a narrow irregular inwards-oblique fascia of white and grey irroration runs to the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 7, 2019 . Aristotelia calens Meyrick, 1923 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 16, 2020.
  2. Web site: 420645.00 – 1732 – Aristotelia calens – Meyrick, 1923 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 16, 2020.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/9/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 9.