Argyresthia is a genus of moths in the family Argyresthiidae, previously treated as subfamily Argyresthiinae in the family Yponomeutidae.

Argyresthia
Argyresthia semitestacella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Subfamily: Argyresthiinae
Genus: Argyresthia
Hübner, 1825[1]
Synonyms
  • Paraargyresthia Moriuti, 1969
  • Blastotere Ratzeburg 1840
  • Argyrosetia Stephens, 1829
  • Oligos Treitschke, 1830
  • Ederesa Curtis, 1833
  • Ismene Stephens, 1834 (Preocc.)
  • Eurynome Chambers, 1875 (Preocc.)
  • Busckia Dyar, 1903

Species

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These species belong to the genus Argyresthia:[2]

The fungus moth Erechthias zebrina was initially assigned to Argyresthia in error.

References

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  1. ^ Argyresthi at funet
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Argyresthia Hübner, 1825". Retrieved 2024-10-13.


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