Argyrocorys

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Argyrocorys
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Argyrocorys

Meyrick, 1938
Species:
A. niphorrhabda
Binomial name
Argyrocorys niphorrhabda
Meyrick, 1938
Synonyms
  • LathrotineaGozmány & Vári, 1973

Argyrocorys is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [1] It contains only one species, Argyrocorys niphorrhabda, which is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Argyrocorys niphorrhabda Meyrick, 1938". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.