Ardozyga obeliscota (Meyrick, 1904) (formerly known as Protolechia obeliscota) GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Morwell National Park, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species are pale brown with various markings including a black stripe along each forewing. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species is found in Australia in

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera XVIII Gelechiadae,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 29 (1904), p. 358, No. 158.

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(written 11 January 2017, updated 17 October 2018, 22 October 2020)