Ardozyga catopta Turner, 1919 (formerly known as Epimimastis catopta) GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have yellow forewings with two dark brown triangles on the costa of each forewing. The hindwings are brown. The wingspan is about 1.2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been reported in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 31 (1919), p. 127.

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(written 22 September 2018, updated 7 September 2024)