''Eurhythma argyphea'' is a

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in

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, in the

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. The

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is about 12 mm. The forewings are snow-white with a dark-fuscous streak on the costa and a median fascia with a dark-fuscous costal half. The dorsal half is orange ochreous. There is an orange-ochreous subterminal fascia, suffused with dark-fuscous towards the apex, bounded by a waved dark-fuscous line. There is also a white dot on the costa before the apex, a white streak on the termen with a fuscous terminal edge. The hindwings are grey.

References

Crambinae Moths described in 1913 {{Crambinae-stub