Aristoteliinae
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Aristotelia planitia
Aristotelia planitia is a small moth in the family Gelechiidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925. It is known from a limited number of records in Utah, North America. The species belongs to a genus of "twirler moths" whose larvae typically specialize on particular host plants.
Aristotelia primipilana
Aristotelia primipilana is a small gelechiid moth described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It belongs to the twirler moth family Gelechiidae, a diverse group of microlepidoptera whose larvae typically feed on specific host plants. The species has been documented in eastern North America with records from Florida and Ontario. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits the bold patterning characteristic of Aristotelia species.
Enchrysa
Enchrysa is a genus of small moths in the family Gelechiidae, subfamily Aristoteliinae. The genus contains at least one described species, Enchrysa dissectella, which occurs in northeastern and north-central North America. Adults are characterized by distinctive wing patterning with iridescent green scaling on dark areas of the forewings.
Isophrictis striatella
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Isophrictis striatella is a small gelechiid moth with a wingspan of approximately 12 mm. It has a broad distribution across most of Europe, Turkey, and North America. Adults are active from mid-June through September. The larvae feed on specific host plants in the Asteraceae family.
Monochroa
Monochroa is a genus of small moths in the family Gelechiidae, first described by Heinemann in 1870. The genus contains multiple species distributed across the Palearctic region, with records from Europe, Siberia, and Japan. Several species have been described from Central European type localities including Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Taxonomic revisions have moved some species to other genera, and new species continue to be described from underexplored regions such as the southern Ural Mountains and the south-western Alps.
Monochroa robusta
Monochroa robusta is a small gelechiid moth described by Annette Frances Braun in 1921. The species is known from limited records in Ohio and South Carolina, with a wingspan of 11–12 mm. Larvae are leaf miners on Scirpus atrovirens, creating distinctive mines that begin as small transparent blotches and expand toward the leaf tip.
Naera fuscocristatella
Naera fuscocristatella is a small moth in the family Gelechiidae, first described by Chambers in 1875. It is the sole species in the genus Naera. The species is known from scattered records across the south-central United States, with documented occurrences in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Very few observations exist in public databases, suggesting it may be genuinely rare, undercollected, or difficult to detect.