Biology:Argentostiria

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Short description: Genus of moths

Argentostiria
Argentostiria koebelei - inat 1694274.jpg
Argentostiria koebelei, California
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Stiriini
Genus: Argentostiria
Poole, 1995
Species:
A. koebelei
Binomial name
Argentostiria koebelei
(Riley, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Antaplaga koebelei Riley, 1893
  • Chalcopasta coebelei Hampson, 1910

Argentostiria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Robert W. Poole in 1995. Its only species, Argentostiria koebelei, was first described by Riley in 1893. It is found in the Mojave Desert of the United States.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4789516 entry