Emmelina argoteles

Emmelina argoteles is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan. It was discovered in Great Britain in 2005.[1][2]

Emmelina argoteles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
Species:
E. argoteles
Binomial name
Emmelina argoteles
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus argoteles Meyrick, 1922
  • Pterophorus jezonicus Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus komabensis Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus menoko Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus yanagawanus Matsumura, 1931
  • Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica Derra, 1987
  • Emmelina pseudojezonica

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium, Calystegia sodanella, Calystegia japonica, Convolvulus species and Ipomoea batatas.

References
  1. Higgott, Jeff B. (2006). "Emmelina argoteles Meyrick, (1922) Lep: Pterophoridae - A newly recognised British plume moth". Entomologist's Record & Journal of Variation. 118: 195–197.
  2. Ringwood, Z; Roscoe, A; Higgott, J. (2009). "A New British Plume Moth (Emmelina argoteles) discovered at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire: How you can help to determine its British distribution". Nature in Cambridgeshire. 50: 79–84.
  3. Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.


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