''Argentulia'' is a genus of

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 ...

s belonging to the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. Members of the genus are unlike any other species in the tribe

Euliini The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths. Distribution Most Euliini (nearly 98%) are found in the Neotropics and a small number is found in the Nearctic. Only '' Eulia'' is found in the Old World, since it has a Holarctic distribution. Diversi ...

. Male and female genitalia suggest a close relationship to ''

Varifula ''Varifula'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, an ...

'' from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

Species

*''

Argentulia gentilii ''Argentulia gentilii'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Neuquén Province, Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , ...

'' Brown, 1998 *''

Argentulia montana ''Argentulia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Members of the genus are unlike any other species in the tribe Euliini. Male and female genitalia suggest a close relationship to '' Varifula'' from Chile Chile, offi ...

'' Bartlett-Calvert, 1893

References

* , 1998, ''J. Lepid. Soc.'' 52: 178. * , 2005, ''World Catalogue of Insects'' 5

External links

tortricidae.comBrown, John W. "A New Genus of Tortricid Moths from Chile and Argentina Related to Varifula Razowski (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)." Journal of the Lepdopterist's Society 52.2 (1998): 177-81
Euliini Tortricidae genera {{Euliini-stub