Ardozyga hilara
Appearance
Ardozyga hilara | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Ardozyga |
Species: | A. hilara
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Binomial name | |
Ardozyga hilara (Turner, 1919)
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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
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.