Ardozyga compsochroa

Ardozyga compsochroa 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 South Australia and New South Wales.[1]

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

The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in). The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with dark fuscous and a few white scales, as well as with a broad reddish-ochreous streak along the costa from the base to three-fourths, the lower edge irregular and partially margined with white scales. There is a streak of blackish irroration beneath this from two-fifths to the extremity, with a short whitish-edged projection upwards halfway, and marked with a white dot representing the second discal stigma. There is also a streak of blackish irroration along the fold, marked with two or three white dots. A series of white dots alternating with black scales are found along the posterior half of the costa and the veins towards the termen tend to be lined with dark fuscous, with numerous scattered white scales. The hindwings are light 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]): 370. 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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