Ardozyga hilara 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 Victoria.[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. hilara
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| Ardozyga hilara (Turner, 1919)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are dark-fuscous with a few scattered whitish scales. The stigmata are blackish, scarcely discernible and there is a whitish suffused spot above the tornus. The hindwings are orange with some fuscous scales on the apex and termen.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10)
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