Phrygionis argentata explained

Phrygionis argentata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.

Description

Upper Side. Antennae filiform. Body grey. Wings pale yellowish grey. A narrow yellow bar rises near the middle of the anterior wings, which, crossing them and the posterior, ends a little below the body on the abdominal edges; another small bar crosses the anterior wings near the shoulders, both of them being verged with silver. A small dark spot, surrounded with silver, is also placed close to the external edges of the posterior wings; and above it is a yellowish patch reaching to the upper corners.

Under Side. Wings pale light-coloured, almost white, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 1¾ inches (44 mm).[2]

Notes and References

  1. A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini) . 1994. Scoble, M. J.. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 111. 2. 99–160. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.
  2. Book: Drury. Dru. 1837. Westwood. John. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 27. pl. XIV..