Protorthodes argentoppida is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1943. It has a limited range within North America, occurring in xeric forested areas of various mountain ranges in New Mexico and in the White Mountains in east-central Arizona.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Protorthodes |
| Species: | P. argentoppida
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| Protorthodes argentoppida McDunnough, 1943
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The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. The ground of the forewings is silvery gray with a prominent black basal dash. The hindwings are white, with a pale smoky tint in females. Adults are on wing from mid-May to early July.[1]
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- ^ Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664
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