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Diargyria is a genus of butterflies characterized by the presence of silver on their wings. It is found in South Africa.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa
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Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Subclass: | Pterygota
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Infraclass: | Neoptera
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Superorder: | Panorpida
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Suborder: | Glossata
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Infraorder: | Heteroneura
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Family: | Noctuidae
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Genus: | Diargyria
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Description
editThe genus Diargyria (Krüger, 2005) contains four species. These moths are found in different veld types like fynbos and grassland biomes in the Eastern and Western Cape. Some species are restricted to specific habitats like D. argyrogramma to Lesotho, and D. argyrostolmus to the Camdeboo mountains. D. argyrohorion has the widest distribution and is found at altitudes over 1500m.[1]
Type specimens are preserved in Transvaal Museum, Pretoria.
Species
edit- Diargyria argyrodeixis (Krüger, 2009)
- Diargyria argyhorion (Krüger, 2009)
- Diargyria argyrogramma (Krüger, 2005)
- Diargyria argyrostolmus (Krüger, 2005)
References
edit- ^ Krüger, M. (2009). "Two new representatives of the genus Diargyria Krüger, 2005 from South Africa (Lepidoptera: Noctudinae: Cuculliinae)". Metamorphosis. 20 (1). The Lepidopterists' Society of Africa: 29–34.