Eurhythma argyphea

Eurhythma argyphea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia,[1] in the Northern Territory.

Eurhythma argyphea
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E. argyphea
Binomial name
Eurhythma argyphea
(Turner, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Myriostephes argyphea Turner, 1913

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are snow-white with a dark-fuscous streak on the costa and a median fascia with a dark-fuscous costal half. The dorsal half is orange ochreous. There is an orange-ochreous subterminal fascia, suffused with dark-fuscous towards the apex, bounded by a waved dark-fuscous line. There is also a white dot on the costa before the apex, a white streak on the termen with a fuscous terminal edge. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. "Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 1909 (Vol. 22)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-07.


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