Argentostiria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Robert W. Poole in 1995. Its only species, Argentostiria koebelei, was first described by Riley in 1893. It is found in the Mojave Desert of the United States.[1][2][3]
| Argentostiria | |
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| Argentostiria koebelei, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Stiriini |
| Genus: | Argentostiria Poole, 1995 |
| Species: | A. koebelei
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| Binomial name | |
| Argentostiria koebelei (Riley, 1893)
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References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Argentostiria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Argentostiria Poole, 1995". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Argentostiria Poole, 1995". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 1, 2021.