Aristotelia achyrobathra

Aristotelia achyrobathra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species: A. achyrobathra
Binomial name
Aristotelia achyrobathra
Meyrick, 1933

Aristotelia achyrobathra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1933. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-grey with a small basal patch of ochreous suffusion. The stigmata are cloudy, blackish, edged posteriorly with a few pale scales, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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