Aristotelia frankeniae

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Aristotelia frankeniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. frankeniae
Binomial name
Aristotelia frankeniae
Walsingham, 1898

Aristotelia frankeniae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain and on Corsica.[1]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid May to the end of June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the shoots of Frankenia pulverulenta. They feed from within a web.[2]

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