Argyropasta

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Argyropasta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Argyropasta
Hampson, 1910
Species:
A. thermopera
Binomial name
Argyropasta thermopera
Hampson, 1910

Argyropasta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Argyropasta thermopera, is found in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Argyropasta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Argyropasta Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Argyropasta Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 3, 2020.