Aristaea bathracma is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Thailand, Japan (Honshū), the Russian Far East, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion[2] and Uganda.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Aristaea |
| Species: | A. bathracma
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| Aristaea bathracma | |
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The wingspan is 7.2-8.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Aster ageratoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bippus, M., 2019. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. - Phelsuma 27 (2019); 18-35.
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ On The Japanese Species Of The Genera Macarostola, Aristaea And Systoloneura, With Descriptions Of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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