Aristotelia furtiva is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.[1]

Aristotelia furtiva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. furtiva
Binomial name
Aristotelia furtiva
Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in). The forewings are fuscous, slightly purplish tinged, sprinkled with dark fuscous and with a dark fuscous spot on the fold at one-fourth, and one beneath the costa at one-third. The stigmata are moderate, dark fuscous, the plical very obliquely before the first discal, which is in the middle. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia furtiva Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 288 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.