Atasthalistis tricolor is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java), the Solomon Islands[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Atasthalistis |
| Species: | A. tricolor
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| Atasthalistis tricolor | |
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with a broad very pale whitish-yellowish streak along the costa from the base to near the apex, leaving the costal edge narrowly blackish from one-fourth onwards. The lower edge of this streak is shortly indented before the middle and there is a pale whitish-yellowish line along the hind margin from above the apex to below the anal angle, externally margined with a few black scales. The hindwings are bright orange.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Atasthalistis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ Lepidoptera of the South Pacific - Part 2
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