Ardozyga autopis

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

Ardozyga autopis 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 the state of Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in). The forewings are rather light fuscous, sprinkled with dark fuscous and with the stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There are traces of darker spots on the posterior half of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References[edit]

  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.