Argyrostola

Argyrostola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Argyrostola; Hampson, 1896
Species:	A. ruficostalis
Binomial name
	Argyrostola ruficostalis; Hampson, 1896

Argyrostola is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Argyrostola ruficostalis, which is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and Panama.

The wingspan is 32-44 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with reddish brown costal and submarginal scales.^[2] Both wings have a prominent curved submarginal series of specks.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ Martinez E.L., 2010. A Revision of the New World Species of DONACAULA Meyrick and a phylogenetic Analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae). Mississippi State University pp.1-234
^ Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 907

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

[2] Martinez E.L., 2010. A Revision of the New World Species of DONACAULA Meyrick and a phylogenetic Analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae). Mississippi State University pp.1-234

[3] Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 907

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