Ardozyga diplonesa 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 Western Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ardozyga |
| Species: | A. diplonesa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ardozyga diplonesa (Meyrick, 1904)
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The forewings are grey densely mixed with white, the costa broadly suffused with white from near the base to near the apex. The discal stigmata are large, roundish, dark fuscous, the plical little marked or obsolete, somewhat obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey, becoming darker posteriorly.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 344. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library.
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