''Aphomia argentia'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family (biology), family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Cramb ...

in the genus ''

Aphomia ''Aphomia'' is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila (bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen. Species * '' Aphomia argentia'' Whalle ...

''. It was described by Paul Whalley in 1964, and is known from

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

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Endemic moth species of Zambia Moths described in 1964 Taxa named by Paul E.S. Whalley Tirathabini Fauna of Zambia Moths of Africa {{Galleriinae-stub