Ardozyga sodalisella (Walker, 1864) (one synonym is Protolechia selenia Meyrick, E. 1904) GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have forewings each with a complex pattern of shades of brown, including several white-ringed dark spots. The hindwings are pale orange shading to brown at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in Australia in

Australian Capital Territory.

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

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 29 (1864), pp. 646-647, No. 357.

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(written 12 January 2017, updated 17 October 2018, 9 January 2021)