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Chrysoesthia aletris

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Species of moth

Chrysoesthia aletris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chrysoesthia
Species: C. aletris
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia aletris
(Walsingham, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia aletris Walsingham, 1919

Chrysoesthia aletris is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Sicily.

The wingspan is about 6.5 mm. The forewings are mealy whitish, dusted with fuscous, except on a terminal band on the costa. The hindwings are shining steel grey.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Chrysoesthia aletris


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