Archernis argocephala is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland.

Archernis argocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Archernis
Species:
A. argocephala
Binomial name
Archernis argocephala
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Archernis metriodes Turner, 1908
  • Protonoceras argocephala

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are pale-brown with a fuscous median discal mark and a fine wavy fuscous line from the costa towards the tornus. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the discal mark is straight. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Turner, A. Jefferis (1908). "New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 32: 96.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.