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]

Aristaea bathracma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aristaea
Species:
A. bathracma
Binomial name
Aristaea bathracma
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa bathracma Meyrick, 1912
  • Aristaea asteris Kumata, 1977

The wingspan is 7.2-8.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Aster ageratoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

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