Argyresthia

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Argyresthia
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Argyresthia semitestacella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Subfamily: Argyresthiinae
Genus: Argyresthia
Hübner, 1825 [1]
Synonyms
  • BlastotereRatzeburg 1840
  • ArgyrosetiaStephens, 1829
  • OligosTreitschke, 1830
  • EderesaCurtis, 1833
  • IsmeneStephens, 1834 (Preocc.)
  • EurynomeChambers, 1875 (Preocc.)
  • BusckiaDyar, 1903

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

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Species

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

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References

  1. Argyresthi at funet