Ardozyga micropa

Ardozyga micropa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species: A. micropa
Binomial name
Ardozyga micropa
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia micropa Meyrick, 1904
  • Gelechia micropa Lower, 1897

Ardozyga micropa 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 Victoria and South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 16-19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, sprinkled with grey-whitish and with five white costal dots from the middle to near the apex. The plical and second discal stigmata are white, partially darker-edged and there are some minute white dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly and with the base thinly scaled.[2]

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