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Ardozyga megalosticta

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Ardozyga megalosticta
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A. megalosticta
Binomial name
Ardozyga megalosticta
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia megalosticta Turner, 1919

Ardozyga megalosticta is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are pale-grey with dark-fuscous markings. There is a dot near the base of the costa and another on the costa at one-sixth, a dot near the base of the dorsum and another on the dorsum at one-fourth. The first discal is found at one-third, it is minute, while the second discal is larger at two-thirds, the plical beyond the first discal and large. There is a large fuscous suffusion beyond the second discal extending to the tornus and there is also a terminal fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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