Argyrostola
| Argyrostola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Argyrostola Hampson, 1896[1] |
| Species: | A. ruficostalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrostola ruficostalis Hampson, 1896 | |
Argyrostola is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Argyrostola ruficostalis, which is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and Panama.
The wingspan is 32-44 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with reddish brown costal and submarginal scales.[2] Both wings have a prominent curved submarginal series of specks.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Martinez E.L., 2010. A Revision of the New World Species of DONACAULA Meyrick and a phylogenetic Analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae). Mississippi State University pp.1-234
- ↑ Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 907
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