Argentostiria

Argentostiria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Robert W. Poole in 1995. Its only species, Argentostiria koebelei, was first described by Riley in 1893. It is found in the Mojave Desert of the United States.[1][2][3]

Argentostiria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Argentostiria

Poole, 1995
Species:
A. koebelei
Binomial name
Argentostiria koebelei
(Riley, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Antaplaga koebelei Riley, 1893
  • Chalcopasta coebelei Hampson, 1910

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Argentostiria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Argentostiria Poole, 1995". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Argentostiria Poole, 1995". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 1, 2021.


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