Ardozyga irobela

Ardozyga irobela 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 Western Australia.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish with very scanty fuscous irroration (speckling). The stigmata are minute, fuscous, the first discal at one-third, the plical beyond it, the second discal before two-thirds. There are some fuscous dots on the termen and apical two-fifths of the costa. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 72 (3-4) : 158


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