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Ardozyga gypsocrana

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Ardozyga gypsocrana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ardozyga
Species:
A. gypsocrana
Binomial name
Ardozyga gypsocrana
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Protolechia gypsocrana Turner, 1919

Ardozyga gypsocrana is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). The forewings are whitish irrorated with pale-fuscous. The stigmata are rather large, ill-defined, the plical beyond the first discal. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.