Argyresthia

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Argyresthia
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Argyresthia semitestacella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Subfamily: Argyresthiinae
Genus: Argyresthia
Hübner, 1825 [1]
Synonyms
  • ParaargyresthiaMoriuti, 1969
  • 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. It is composed of over 200 species, over 100 of which are recognized across the Palearctic region. [2] Species in the Neotropical realm have been less comprehensively described than other species. [3]

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Species

These species belong to the genus Argyresthia: [4]

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

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References

  1. ↑ Argyresthi at funet
  2. ↑ Kim, Sang-Yoon; Na, Sol-Moon; Byun, Bong-Kyu (October 2024). "Five newly recorded species of the genus Argyresthia (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae) from Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2024.09.007.
  3. ↑ Gorneau, Jacob A.; Jones, Loren D.; Monzón-Sierra, José; Dombroskie, Jason J. (2023-03-30). "Three new species of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] from Guatemala, with notes on host plant evolution and Nearctic taxa (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51 (201): 159–181. doi:10.57065/shilap.444. ISSN   2340-4078.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Argyresthia Hübner, 1825" . Retrieved 2024-10-13.


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