Argyrophorodes angolensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Argyrophorodes |
Species: | A. angolensis
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Binomial name | |
Argyrophorodes angolensis Agassiz, 2012
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Argyrophorodes angolensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012. [1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. [2]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are whitish, with dark fuscous scaling along the costa and a dark fuscous subbasal crossline. The termen is yellow. The hindwings are white with an ochreous base and a blackish subbasal and median line. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and May.
The species is named for the country of Angola, where many specimens originate. [3]
Argyrophorodes angolensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Argyrophorodes |
Species: | A. angolensis
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Binomial name | |
Argyrophorodes angolensis Agassiz, 2012
|
Argyrophorodes angolensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012. [1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. [2]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are whitish, with dark fuscous scaling along the costa and a dark fuscous subbasal crossline. The termen is yellow. The hindwings are white with an ochreous base and a blackish subbasal and median line. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and May.
The species is named for the country of Angola, where many specimens originate. [3]