Argyrophorodes suttoni | |
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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. suttoni
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Binomial name | |
Argyrophorodes suttoni Agassiz, 2012
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Argyrophorodes suttoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are white, the costa with fuscous marks along the inner two-thirds. There is a yellow antemedian fascia and there are two wavy pale fuscous crosslines. The base of the hindwings is yellowish, with a yellow postmedian band.
The species is named for Dr Stephen Sutton, who first collected the species. [3]
Argyrophorodes suttoni | |
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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. suttoni
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Binomial name | |
Argyrophorodes suttoni Agassiz, 2012
|
Argyrophorodes suttoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are white, the costa with fuscous marks along the inner two-thirds. There is a yellow antemedian fascia and there are two wavy pale fuscous crosslines. The base of the hindwings is yellowish, with a yellow postmedian band.
The species is named for Dr Stephen Sutton, who first collected the species. [3]