Ardozyga anthracina

Ardozyga anthracina 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 New South Wales.[1]

Ardozyga anthracina
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A. anthracina
Binomial name
Ardozyga anthracina
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia anthracina Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are fuscous suffusediy irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous, sometimes with a few whitish scales. The plical and second discal stigmata are obsoletely dark fuscous, each accompanied by a distinct white dot. The hindwings are grey, thinly scaled and semitransparent towards the base, darker posteriorly.[2]

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