Biology:Argidava (moth)
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| Genus: | Argidava Walker, [1863]
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Argidava is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
The List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum[1] describes a specimen as follows:
Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis stout. Palpi porrect, pilose, hardly extending beyond the head; third joint extremely short. Antennas moderately pectinated. Abdomen slightly compressed, not extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, elongate. Legs smooth, slender. Wings rather broad; exterior border hardly festooned. Fore wings acute; costa straight; exterior border slightly convex and oblique.
Species
The Index of Scientific Names lists the following names:[2]
- Argidava irrorata[3]
- Argidava maculata[3]
- Argidava punctata Butler [4]
- Argidava sparsularia, a subjective synonym of subviduata Meyrick 1892 [5]
- Argidava subviduata Walker, [1863]
Argidava subviduata
The List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum[1] describes a specimen as follows:
Male. Pale slaty cinereous. Head blackish brown in front. Wings very thinly and minutely black-speckled. Fore wings with the interior and submarginal lines composed of black dots; a black dot near the base, and a black elongated discal spot; marginal points black. Hind wings with some trace of the submarginal line of dots. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
a. Australia. From Mr. Damel's collection.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London :Printed by order of the Trustees,1854-66, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221, p. 1548
- ↑ Index of Scientific Names
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Catalogue of the Moths of India
- ↑ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Argidava subviduata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=230383.
Wikidata ☰ Q4789551 entry
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