Ardozyga prisca

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

The wingspan is 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in). The forewings are fuscous, very finely irrorated with whitish. The stigmata are faintly darker or quite obsolete, with the plical rather beyond the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey, somewhat darker posteriorly. [2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 343. Retrieved 18 June 2020 via Biodiversity Library.


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