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Aristotelia incitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aristotelia
Species:	A. incitata
Binomial name
Aristotelia incitata Meyrick, 1918

Aristotelia incitata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Japan and Assam, India.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-grey ochreous irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, more or less suffused whitish in the disc and with blackish dots beneath the costa near the base and before one-third, and beneath the fold at one-fifth. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There are also cloudy dark fuscous dots along the costa posteriorly and the termen. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. "和名未定 Aristotelia incitata Meyrick, 1918". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia incitata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 117. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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