Poole, Karen E.
Argina
Sign in to saveArgina is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. They are distributed throughout Africa, Mauritius, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, New Guinea and Australia.
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderArcida
- FamilyArcidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- Family
- Arcidae
- Collections
- YPM, NHMUK, MNHN
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- United States
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Argina is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. They are distributed throughout Africa, Mauritius, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, New Guinea and Australia.
==Description== Palpi upturned, reaching the vertex of head with short third joint. Antennae ciliated in both sexes. Mid and hind tibia with minute terminal spur pairs. Hindwing of male with a fold on inner margin containing a glandular patch near the base, with a tuft of long hair beyond it. The anal angle produced to a point. Forewing with veins 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 and 10 from a long areole formed by the anastomosis of vein 8 and 9. Hindwing with veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from middle of cell.
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