''Ardozyga mechanistis'' is a
species of
moth in the family
Gelechiidae. Described by
Edward Meyrick in 1904, it is endemic to
Australia
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, specifically the
island of
Tasmania.
The
wingspan is . The forewings are pale brownish-ochreous, faintly pinkish-tinged, irrorated (speckled) with fuscous and dark fuscous and with oblique cloudy dark fuscous marks on the costa at the base, one-fifth, and the middle. There is a row of elongate dark fuscous marks along the fold, and two spots in the disc representing the stigmata. A series of undefined cloudy dark fuscous spots is found beneath the costa posteriorly and along the termen. The hindwings are pale grey, becoming darker posteriorly.
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References
Ardozyga
Moths described in 1904
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
Moths of Australia
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