Ardozyga poenicea

Ardozyga poenicea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species: A. poenicea
Binomial name
Ardozyga poenicea
(Turner, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Brachyzancla poenicea Turner, 1947

Ardozyga poenicea is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-reddish. The stigmata are minute, fuscous, the first discal at two-fifths, the plical slightly beyond it, the second discal at two-thirds. There are minute fuscous dots on the apical third of the costa. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[2]

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