Ardozyga hylias 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]
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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. hylias
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| Binomial name | |
| Ardozyga hylias (Meyrick, 1904)
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The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are whitish, irrorated with dark fuscous and with five black costal spots from the base to three-fourths and three elongate black spots arranged along the fold, and three in a discal series obliquely beyond these respectively. There is a blackish dorsal mark near the base. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled towards the base.[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]): 369. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library.
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