Phrygionis argentata

Species of moth

The synonym Geometra argentata was also applied (invalidly) to the species now known as Urola nivalis

Phrygionis argentata

Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Geometridae

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Ennominae

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Baptini

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Phrygionis

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P. argentata

Binomial name
Phrygionis argentata

(Drury, 1773)

Synonyms

* Phalaena argentata Drury, 1773
* Geometra argentata (Drury, 1773) Westwood
* Phrygionis cultaria Hübner, [1825]
* Phalaena decorata Fabricius 1781

Phrygionis argentata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.

## Description[edit]

Upper Side. Antennae filiform. Body grey. Wings pale yellowish grey. A narrow yellow bar rises near the middle of the anterior wings, which, crossing them and the posterior, ends a little below the body on the abdominal edges; another small bar crosses the anterior wings near the shoulders, both of them being verged with silver. A small dark spot, surrounded with silver, is also placed close to the external edges of the posterior wings; and above it is a yellowish patch reaching to the upper corners.

Under Side. Wings pale light-coloured, almost white, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 1¾ inches (44 mm).[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.
2. ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 2\. p. 27. pl. XIV.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13558323
* BOLD: 608042
* CoL: 77DXD
* EoL: 441850
* GBIF: 1968312
* iNaturalist: 791360
* IRMNG: 11328260
* LepIndex: 242846

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