Ardozyga frugalis

Ardozyga frugalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ardozyga
Species:	A. frugalis
Binomial name
	Ardozyga frugalis; (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
	Protolechia frugalis Meyrick, 1904;

Ardozyga frugalis 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 and Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous, and finely sprinkled with whitish. The stigmata are very obscure, dark fuscous, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey or light grey.[2]

References

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]): 348. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ardozyga". FUNET. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 348. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Biodiversity Library.