Biology:Argyrophorodes suttoni
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Short description: Species of moth
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Species: | A. suttoni
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Argyrophorodes suttoni Agassiz, 2012
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Argyrophorodes suttoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are white, the costa with fuscous marks along the inner two-thirds. There is a yellow antemedian fascia and there are two wavy pale fuscous crosslines. The base of the hindwings is yellowish, with a yellow postmedian band.
Etymology
The species is named for Dr Stephen Sutton, who first collected the species.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Argyrophorodes suttoni Agassiz, 2012". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ARGYSUTT. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa". Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03494p073f.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13393979 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrophorodes suttoni.
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