| Lioprosopa argosticha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Lioprosopa [1] |
| Species: | L. argosticha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lioprosopa argosticha (Turner, 1914) | |
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Lioprosopa argosticha is a species of snout moth in the genus Lioprosopa . It was described by Turner in 1913, and is known from Australia.
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
Lioprosopa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947.
Alfred Jefferis Turner was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie".