Aristotelia sticheris explained

Aristotelia sticheris is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale-grey with some fuscous irroration and a fine blackish streak along the fold from the base, and another from the base beneath the costa to one-fifth. A blackish dot is found in the middle of the disc at three-fifths, connected by a fine line with another at four-fifths. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/aristotelia/ funet.fi
  2. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofroy1919roya#page/113/mode/1up Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 113