Ardozyga megalosticta 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 New South Wales.[1]
| Ardozyga megalosticta | |
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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. megalosticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ardozyga megalosticta (Turner, 1919)
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are pale-grey with dark-fuscous markings. There is a dot near the base of the costa and another on the costa at one-sixth, a dot near the base of the dorsum and another on the dorsum at one-fourth. The first discal is found at one-third, it is minute, while the second discal is larger at two-thirds, the plical beyond the first discal and large. There is a large fuscous suffusion beyond the second discal extending to the tornus and there is also a terminal fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10)
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