| Ardozyga micropa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ardozyga |
| Species: | A. micropa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ardozyga micropa (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Ardozyga micropa 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 Victoria and South Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in). The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, sprinkled with grey-whitish and with five white costal dots from the middle to near the apex. The plical and second discal stigmata are white, partially darker-edged and there are some minute white dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly and with the base thinly scaled.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 371. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library.
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