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Aristotelia salicifungiella
Aristotelia salicifungiella is a small moth in the family Gelechiidae, first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1865. The species is characterized by distinctive red forewings with complex whitish and dark fuscous patterning. It occurs in scattered locations across North America including California, Illinois, Ohio, and Ontario. Like other members of its genus, it is a "twirler moth" with larvae that specialize on particular host plants.