Argyarctia sericeipennis
Argyarctia sericeipennis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1933. It is found in China (Yunnan).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Argyarctia |
| Species: | A. sericeipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyarctia sericeipennis (Rothschild, 1933) | |
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The wingspan is about 68 mm. The forewings are white, with an intense satin sheen and with narrow black hairlines. The hindwings are satin white.
References
- Dubatolov, V.V., 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by Rob de Vos & Vladimir V. Dubatolov). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen.
- Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y., 2007: Review of the genus Argyarctia Kôda (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Euroasian Entomological Journal 6 (1): 81-84.
- Fang, Ch., 1994: A study of the genus Argyarctia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Sinozoologia 11: 97-99, Beijing (in Chinese).
- Rothschild, L., 1933: New species and subspecies of Arctiinae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 10) 11: 167-194, London.
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