Ardozyga liota

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

Ardozyga liota 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 Western Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are light grey, densely and suffusedly irrorated (speckled) with white, and sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are moderate, blackish, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. There are some blackish dots along the posterior half of the costa. The hindwings are whitish-grey.^[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]): 350. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[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]): 350. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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