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Tentax argentescens

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Tentax argentescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tentax
Species:
T. argentescens
Binomial name
Tentax argentescens
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Tolpia argentescens Hampson, 1912

Tentax argentescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (June 18, 2019). "Tolpia argentescens Hampson, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.