Phrygionis argentata

Phrygionis argentata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.

The synonym Geometra argentata was also applied (invalidly) to the species now known as Urola nivalis

Phrygionis argentata
Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Baptini
Genus:
Phrygionis
Species:
P. argentata
Binomial name
Phrygionis argentata
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena argentata Drury, 1773
  • Geometra argentata (Drury, 1773) Westwood
  • Phrygionis cultaria Hübner, [1825]
  • Phalaena decorata Fabricius 1781

Description

Upper Side. Antennae filiform. Body grey. Wings pale yellowish grey. A narrow yellow bar rises near the middle of the anterior wings, which, crossing them and the posterior, ends a little below the body on the abdominal edges; another small bar crosses the anterior wings near the shoulders, both of them being verged with silver. A small dark spot, surrounded with silver, is also placed close to the external edges of the posterior wings; and above it is a yellowish patch reaching to the upper corners.

Under Side. Wings pale light-coloured, almost white, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 1¾ inches (44 mm).[2]

References
  1. Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.
  2. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 27. pl. XIV.


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