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Ardozyga aclera

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Ardozyga aclera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species:
A. aclera
Binomial name
Ardozyga aclera
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia aclera Meyrick, 1904

Ardozyga aclera is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are whitish-fuscous, thinly sprinkled with fine blackish scales. The stigmata are blackish, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal, sometimes an additional dot beneath the second discal, and sometimes undefined blackish dots along the posterior half of the costa. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 348. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.