Argyphia

Argyphia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Saalmuller in 1891. Its only species, Argyphia arcifera, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1881. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros.[1][2][3]

Argyphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Argyphia

Saalmuller, 1891
Species:
A. arcifera
Binomial name
Argyphia arcifera
(Mabille, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Argyphia modesta Saalmüller, 1891
  • Argyphia ochroglene (Mabille, 1881)
  • Argyphia pulverulenta Saalmüller, 1891
  • Argyphia torrida Saalmüller, 1891
  • Argyphia variana Oberthür, 1916

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Argyphia arcifera (Mabille, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Argyphia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Argyphia Saalmüller, 1891". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 20, 2019.


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