Aristotelia melanaphra explained

Aristotelia melanaphra 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 rather dark violet grey with the stigmata faintly darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and a fainter one on the tornus hardly before it. The apical area has blackish reflections. The hindwings are bluish grey.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 7, 2019 . Aristotelia melanaphra Meyrick, 1923 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 16, 2020.
2. Web site: 420660.00 – 1746 – Aristotelia melanaphra – Meyrick, 1923 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 16, 2020.
3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/10/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 10.