Aristaea
Meyrick, 1907
Species Guides
1Aristaea is a of small in the Gracillariidae, established by Edward Meyrick in 1907. The genus comprises twelve described distributed across Australia, Asia, and parts of Europe. Members are leaf-mining moths, with larvae that feed internally on plant tissues. The genus includes the type species Aristaea thalassias, described by Meyrick in 1880.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Aristaea: /ˈærɪstiəə/
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Distribution
Australia (multiple including A. acares, A. machaerophora, A. thalassias), Japan (A. issikii), South Africa (A. eurygramma), Vietnam (A. vietnamella), and Europe (A. pavoniella described from Italy). Specific distributions for A. amalopa, A. atrata, A. bathracma, A. onychota, and A. periphanes are not clearly documented in available sources.
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Taxonomic History
The Aristaea was established by Edward Meyrick in 1907, with Aristaea thalassias (Meyrick, 1880) as the type . The genus has been expanded through descriptions by multiple authors including Turner (1939, 1940), Vári (1961), Kumata (1977), Triberti (1985), and Kuznetzov & Baryshnikova (2001).
Species Diversity
Twelve are currently recognized: A. acares, A. amalopa, A. atrata, A. bathracma, A. eurygramma, A. issikii, A. machaerophora, A. onychota, A. pavoniella, A. periphanes, A. thalassias, and A. vietnamella.