Biology:Argyrostola

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Argyrostola
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Argyrostola

Hampson, 1896[1]
Species:
A. ruficostalis
Binomial name
Argyrostola ruficostalis
Hampson, 1896

Argyrostola is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1896. It contains only one species, Argyrostola ruficostalis, which is found in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and in 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

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
  2. Martínez, Edda Lis (December 2010). A Revision of the New World Species of Donacaula Meyrick and a Phylogenetic Analysis of Related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) (PDF) (PhD). UMI Dissertation Publishing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2013.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 907

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