Ardozyga stratifera

Ardozyga stratifera 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 Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria,[1] Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

Ardozyga stratifera
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A. stratifera
Binomial name
Ardozyga stratifera
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia stratifera Meyrick, 1904
  • Gelechia stratifera Lower, 1894

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, partially tinged with pale brassy-yellow and with a moderate dark fuscous costal streak from near the base to five-sixth, narrowed to the extremities, the lower edge with three blackish marks. There is a broad dark fuscous streak along the dorsum and termen to the apex, the upper edge irregularly sinuate, forming four slight prominences, and partially blackish-marked. The hindwings are rather light grey, darker posteriorly.[3]

References

  1. "Ardozyga". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. "Ardozyga stratifera". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  3. Wales., Linnean Society of New South; Wales., Linnean Society of New South (1904). "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales". v.29=no.113-116 (1904). ISSN 0370-047X. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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