Agnidra Argypha
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''Agnidra argypha'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a supe ...
. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1988. It is found in
Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
, China. The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. Both wings have a silvery colour, with two oblique black lines on the forewings, as well as four or five whitish spots in the cell., 1988: On the Chinese Drepaninae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) genus ''Agnidra'' Moore, 1868. ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 31 (1): 85-93.


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Moths described in 1988 Drepaninae Moths of Asia Taxa named by Hong-Fu Chu {{Drepaninae-stub