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Ardozyga orthanotos

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Ardozyga orthanotos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species:
A. orthanotos
Binomial name
Ardozyga orthanotos
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia orthanotos Lower, 1900
  • Protolechia orthanotos

Ardozyga orthanotos is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous, partly mixed with pale ochreous, with some scattered fuscous and dark fuscous scales. There are indications of dark fuscous marks on the costa at one-fifth and two-fifths and there is a somewhat undefined black streak along the fold from the base to two-fifths, and another in the disc from above the apex of this to three-fourths. There are also some blackish scales about the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous, somewhat lighter towards the tips, towards the dorsum ochreous tinged and with a short transparent streak from the middle of the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (31 May 2014). "Ardozyga orthanotos (Lower, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 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]): 361 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.