Ardozyga hypocneca 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]

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

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are dark-fuscous closely irrorated (speckled) with whitish, more so towards the margins. The stigmata are obsolete. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous with the apical one-third grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 137   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.