Ardozyga mesochra

Ardozyga mesochra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ardozyga
Species:	A. mesochra
Binomial name
	Ardozyga mesochra; (Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
	Gelechia mesochra Lower, 1894; Protolechia mesochra;

Ardozyga mesochra is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland,[1] New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.[2]

The wingspan is 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous, faintly yellowish-tinged and with four or five fine oblique dark fuscous marks on the costa, usually very small, sometimes connected or absorbed into a moderate streak extending from near the base to five-sixths. There is a broad rather dark fuscous streak along the dorsum and termen to the apex, the upper edge irregular, more or less marked with blackish, variably prominent at one-third, two-thirds, and near the apex, and indented between these. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[3]

References

Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (22 March 2008). "Ardozyga mesochra". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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]): 365. Retrieved 3 July 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (22 March 2008). "Ardozyga mesochra". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 365. Retrieved 3 July 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.