''Argentulia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s belonging to the family
Tortricidae. 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
The Holarctic realm ...
. Male and female genitalia suggest a close relationship to ''
Varifula'' from
Chile.
Species
*''
Argentulia gentilii''
Brown, 1998
*''
Argentulia montana''
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
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