Biology:Argyrarcha

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Short description: Genus of moths

Argyrarcha
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Eurrhypini
Genus: Argyrarcha
Species:
A. margarita
Binomial name
Argyrarcha margarita
(Warren, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhochrista margarita Warren, 1892
  • Boeotarcha margarita (Warren, 1892)[1]
  • Hyaloplaga ankarampotsyalis Viette, 1954
  • Argyrarcha ankarampotsyalis (Viette, 1954)

Argyrarcha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1974. Its only species, Argyrarcha margarita, described by William Warren in 1892, is found on Madagascar .[2]

References

  1. Munroe, Eugene. (February 1974). "New Genera, Species and Generic Transfers of Neotropical Odontiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 106 (2): 127–137.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Argyrarcha margarita (Warren, 1892)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ARGYMARG. Retrieved January 15, 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4789874 entry