Argyria lacteella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pyraloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Pyraloidea

Familia: Crambidae
Subfamilia: Crambinae
Tribus: Argyriini
Genus: Argyria
Species: Argyria lacteella

Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794)

Type locality: “Americae insulis” (USA Virgin Island of Saint Croix)

Lectotype: ZMUC. (lectotype Tinea lacteella designated by Landry, 2021)

Tinea lacteella Fabricius, 1794: 313 (original combination)
Argyria lacteella (Fabricius):
Zebronia abronalis Walker, 1859: 969
- Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
  - Holotype: OUMNH. male ♂. TYPE LEP: No 1195.
Catharylla lusella Zeller, 1863: 51
- Type locality: St. Thomas Island [USA Virgin Islands]
  - Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. Pyralidae Brit.Mus. Slide No. 7092. DNA voucher Lepidoptera B. Landry, no 00158. NHMUK013696754. MOLECULAR 215427977.
Argyria vestalis Butler, 1878: 494 (synonymized by Landry et al., 2023: 12)
- Typem locality: Jamaica
  - Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. Pyralidae Brit.Mus. Slide No. 7093. NHMUK013696753.
Argyria pusillalis variety multifacta Dyar, 1914: 317
- Type locality: Panama, Porto Bello.
  - Holotype: USNM. female ♀. II.1911. legit August Busck. Type No.16316. genitalia slide 3826 R.W. Hodges.

Landry, B., Bilat, J., Hayden, J., Solis, M.A., Lees, D.C., Alvarez, N., Léger, T. & Gauthier, J. 2023. The identity of Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambinae), synonyms, and related species revealed by morphology and DNA capture in type specimens. Zookeys 1146ː 1–42. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1146.96099 Reference page.

English: Milky Urola Moth