''Atasthalistis tricolor'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by

Cajetan Felder Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder ...

Rudolf Felder Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection. Works *with Cajetan Felder, Lepidopte ...

and

Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer (22 December 1831, in Vienna – 15 January 1897, in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist. He was a curator at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he was the first keeper of the Lepidoptera. Rogenhofer was main ...

in 1875. It is found in Indonesia (

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, Java), the Solomon Islands and

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, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with a broad very pale whitish-yellowish streak along the costa from the base to near the apex, leaving the costal edge narrowly blackish from one-fourth onwards. The lower edge of this streak is shortly indented before the middle and there is a pale whitish-yellowish line along the hind margin from above the apex to below the anal angle, externally margined with a few black scales. The hindwings are bright orange.Lepidoptera of the South Pacific - Part 2
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Moths described in 1875 Dichomeridinae Moths of Indonesia Moths of Oceania {{Dichomeridinae-stub