Atasthalistis tricolor explained

Atasthalistis tricolor is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java), the Solomon Islands[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.[3]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with a broad very pale whitish-yellowish streak along the costa from the base to near the apex, leaving the costal edge narrowly blackish from one-fourth onwards. The lower edge of this streak is shortly indented before the middle and there is a pale whitish-yellowish line along the hind margin from above the apex to below the anal angle, externally margined with a few black scales. The hindwings are bright orange.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/atasthalistis/ Atasthalistis
  3. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=372982 BOLD Systems
  4. https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_101084_lepidopteraofthesouthpacificpa1836 Lepidoptera of the South Pacific - Part 2