Biology:Argyresthia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Argyresthia
Argyresthia.semitestacella.mounted.jpg
Argyresthia semitestacella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Subfamily: Argyresthiinae
Genus: Argyresthia
Hübner, 1825[1]
Synonyms
  • Blastotere Ratzeburg 1840
  • Argyrosetia Stephens, 1829
  • Oligos Treitschke, 1830
  • Ederesa Curtis, 1833
  • Ismene Stephens, 1834 (Preocc.)
  • Eurynome Chambers, 1875 (Preocc.)
  • Busckia Dyar, 1903

Argyresthia is a genus of moths in the family Argyresthiidae, previously treated as subfamily Argyresthiinae in the family Yponomeutidae.

Species

The fungus moth Erechthias zebrina was initially assigned to Argyresthia in error.

References

  1. Argyresthi at funet

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1938271 entry