Aristaea atrata

Aristaea atrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aristaea
Species: A. atrata
Binomial name
Aristaea atrata
Triberti, 1985[1]

Aristaea atrata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Madagascar.[2]

The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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