Argemma argyrosticta

Argemma argyrosticta, the pearl-spotted forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pearl-spotted forest sylph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Argemma
Species:
A. argyrosticta
Binomial name
Argemma argyrosticta
(Plötz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Apaustus argyrosticta Plötz, 1879
  • Apaustus argyrospila Plötz, 1884
  • Ceratrichia guineensis ab. limbana Strand, 1913
  • Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879)

Subspecies
  • Argemma argyrosticta argyrosticta - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic
  • Argemma argyrosticta enta Evans, 1947 - eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda

References
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  1. "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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