Ardozyga catarrhacta

Ardozyga catarrhacta 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 New South Wales.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are shining whitish-ochreous with five oblique dark fuscous marks or spots on the costa, the basal minute, the others larger posteriorly, last two confluent. There is a broad dark fuscous dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, with the extremities pointed and the upper edge projecting at one-fourth and more strongly at two-thirds. There is also a dark fuscous spot along the termen beneath the apex. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[2]

References

  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]): 366. Retrieved 3 July 2020 via Biodiversity Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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