''Ardozyga desmatra'' is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by

Oswald Bertram Lower Oswald Bertram Lower (1863 in Adelaide, South Australia – 18 March 1925 in Wayville, South Australia) was an Australian chemist and pharmacist who is best known for his contributions to entomology, in particular butterflies and moths. His colle ...

in 1897. It is found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The wingspan is . The forewings are whitish, more or less wholly suffused with pale ochreous yellowish and with the extreme costal edge dark fuscous near the base. There is a moderate dark brown median fascia, with the extremities strongly angularly produced anteriorly, and slightly posteriorly. A dark brown patch occupies the apical fourth of the wing, produced anteriorly at the extremities to near the median fascia, enclosing several oblique white marks on the costa and a row of white scales before the termen. There is also a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are light fuscous.

References

Ardozyga Moths described in 1897 Moths of Australia {{Ardozyga-stub