Argyrophenga

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Argyrophenga
Argyrophenga antipodum by Jérôme Albre.jpg
Argyrophenga antipodum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Hypocystina
Genus: Argyrophenga
Doubleday, 1845
Species

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Argyrophenga is a genus of butterflies that are endemic to New Zealand.[1] It comprises three species that are found in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.

Species[]

  • Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845 – common tussock or tussock ringlet
  • Craw, 1978 – Harris's tussock
  • Craw, 1978 – Janita's tussock

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1845" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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