Argemma argyrosticta, the pearl-spotted forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Argemma |
| Species: | A. argyrosticta
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| Argemma argyrosticta | |
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List
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Subspecies
edit- Argemma argyrosticta argyrosticta - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic
- Argemma argyrosticta enta Evans, 1947 - eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Argemma argyrosticta.
- ^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae
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