Ardozyga poenicea

Ardozyga poenicea is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

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

Description

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.[3]

References
  1. "Ardozyga poenicea". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. funet.fi
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 72 (3-4) : 154


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