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Species Argyria rufisignella - Mother-of-pearl Moth - Hodges#5462

Argyria rufisignella? - Argyria rufisignella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)

Tribe Argyriini

Genus Argyria

Species rufisignella (Mother-of-pearl Moth - Hodges#5462)

Hodges Number

5462

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyria rufisignella Zeller, 1872

Argyria rileyella Dyar, 1914

* phylogenetic sequence #162725

Numbers

Eight (8) Argyria species occur in America north of Mexico.

Size

forewing length 6-6.72 mm.(1)

Identification

Updated notes very soon September 10, 2013

Range

eastern United States and across southern states to Arizona

Print References

Martinez, E. L. and R. L. Brown 2007. Argyriini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of Mississippi and Alabama with a redescription of Argyria rufisignella (Zeller). Jl. Lep. Soc. 61(2): 78-83 (1)

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.) 1983. Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with collection map and photos of pinned adults.

Works Cited

1.	Argyriini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of Mississippi and Alabama with a redescription of Argyria rufisignella (Zeller) Edda L. Martinez, Richard L. Brown. 2007. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 61(2): 78-83.

2.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 28 May, 2006 - 1:34am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Jeff Hollenbeck, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 10 September, 2013 - 9:20pm

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