Argentala
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower- Argentala argoptera
- Argentala brehmi
- Argentala mesitana
- Argentala subalba
- Argentala subcaesia
- Argentala subcoerulea
Introduction
A new genus erected by Miller (2009) to accommodate species formerly grouped in Polypoetes, but exhibiting differences in antennal and tympanal structures. The rare and rather drab species occur in trans-Amazonian cloud forests from Costa Rica to Venezuela and western Ecuador. Life histories are unknown.Characteristics
Argentala is distinguished from Polypoetes and Pikroprion by its combination of subserrate antennae (in males) and long labial palpi (Miller, 2009).References
Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
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