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Ardozyga hilara

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Ardozyga hilara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species:
A. hilara
Binomial name
Ardozyga hilara
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia hilara Turner, 1919

Ardozyga hilara is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are dark-fuscous with a few scattered whitish scales. The stigmata are blackish, scarcely discernible and there is a whitish suffused spot above the tornus. The hindwings are orange with some fuscous scales on the apex and termen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.