Ardozyga gypsocrana (Turner, 1919)
 (formerly known as Protolechia gypsocrana)
GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Ardozyga gypsocrana
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have off-white wings with brown markings, including two prominent dark spots on each forewing. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

Ardozyga gypsocrana
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Western Australia,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

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

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    The Australian Gelechianae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 31 (1919), p. 143.

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    (written 3 April 2022)