Argyarctia sericeipennis
| Argyarctia sericeipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Argyarctia |
| Species: | A. sericeipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyarctia sericeipennis (Rothschild, 1933) | |
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Argyarctia sericeipennis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1933. It is found in China (Yunnan).
The wingspan is about 68 mm. The forewings are white, with an intense satin sheen and with narrow black hairlines. The hindwings are satin white.
References
- Dubatolov, V.V., 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by Rob de Vos & Vladimir V. Dubatolov). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen.
- Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y., 2007: Review of the genus Argyarctia Kôda (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Euroasian Entomological Journal 6 (1): 81-84.
- Fang, Ch., 1994: A study of the genus Argyarctia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Sinozoologia 11: 97-99, Beijing (in Chinese).
- Rothschild, L., 1933: New species and subspecies of Arctiinae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 10) 11: 167-194, London.
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