Aureopteryx argentistriata

Aureopteryx argentistriata is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It is found from central Mexico south to Paraguay, Brazil and Trinidad. The habitat consists of lowland areas.

Aureopteryx argentistriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Aureopteryx
Species:
A. argentistriata
Binomial name
Aureopteryx argentistriata
(Hampson, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambia argentistriata Hampson, 1917

The ground colour of the forewings is yellow with deep yellow medial and post medial lines. The subterminal line is silver and there are four silver streaks from the mid-wing to near the subterminal line. The hindwings have a line of dark brown scales, as well as six pairs of marginal spots.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aureopteryx argentistriata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.


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