Argentulia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Members of the genus are unlike any other species in the tribe Euliini. Male and female genitalia suggest a close relationship to Varifula from Chile.
Argentulia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Tribe: | Euliini |
Genus: | Argentulia Brown, 1998 |
Species | |
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Species
edit- Argentulia gentilii Brown, 1998
- Argentulia montana Bartlett-Calvert, 1893
References
edit- Brown, John W., 1998, J. Lepid. Soc. 52: 178.
- Brown, John W., 2005, World Catalogue of Insects 5
External links
editWikispecies has information related to Argentulia.
- tortricidae.com
- Brown, John W. "A New Genus of Tortricid Moths from Chile and Argentina Related to Varifula Razowski (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)." Journal of the Lepdopterist's Society 52.2 (1998): 177-81