| Apostibes aerata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Apostibes |
| Species: | A. aerata |
| Binomial name | |
| Apostibes aerata Walsingham, 1914 | |
Apostibes aerata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1914. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are shining, pale brassy greenish, becoming more coppery towards the costa and at the apex. A white streak coming from the base below the costa terminates in the fold at about one-fourth, and there is a white patch lying a little beyond it and reaching the costa before the middle, a similar white patch, bent inward from the costa before the apex and reverting to the dorsum is found at the end of the fold. The hindwings are dark reddish fuscous.
References
- Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 4: 322
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Apostibes aerata | |
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