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Ardozyga psephias

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

Ardozyga psephias 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 Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The forewings are pale fuscous, irrorated with whitish and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are large, dark fuscous and undefined, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal, sometimes additional dots between and above the discal, and beneath the second discal. The posterior half of the costa is marked with more or less defined white dots alternating with darker spots. The hindwings are light grey, paler towards the base.[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]): 352. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.