Aristotelia dryonota explained

Aristotelia dryonota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish, irregularly mixed blue leaden and with an irregular brownish-ochreous dorsal stripe from the base to the apex, occupying about one-third of the wing, posteriorly somewhat interrupted. The discal stigmata are rather large, black, and edged laterally with a few white scales, the first preceded by a slender, indistinct ochreous dash. The plical is less marked, resting on the edge of the dorsal stripe very obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are slaty grey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 7, 2019 . Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 16, 2020.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926 . Afromoths . August 16, 2020.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/annalsofsouthafr23sout#page/328/mode/1up Annals of the South African Museum 23: 328.