Ardozyga eustephana 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 southern Queensland.[1]

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

The wingspan is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in). The forewings are fuscous-whitish with patchy fuscous irroration and an angular spot at one-third of the disc, moderate in size, embracing the first discal and plical stigmata, the second discal before two-thirds, transversely elongate. There is a sub-apical blotch and terminal line, both fuscous. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References

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