Aristotelia themerastis

Aristotelia themerastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Aristotelia themerastis
Scientific classification
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Aristotelia
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A. themerastis
Binomial name
Aristotelia themerastis
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale-grey irrorated with darker grey and with four fuscous discal dots, often partly obsolete, the first at one-third, the second on the fold obliquely beyond the first, the third at two-thirds and the fourth beneath and beyond the third. There is a slight blackish irroration at the apex and along the termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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