Micardia argentata

Micardia argentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Micardia
Species:	M. argentata
Binomial name
	Micardia argentata; Butler, 1878
Synonyms
	Eustrotia argentata;

Micardia argentata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in China, Korea and Japan.

The length of the forewings is 13 to 15 mm (0.51 to 0.59 in). The forewings are ochreous white tinged with rufous. The hindwings are ochreous white, sprinkled with brown.[1]

References

Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 1–117.

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[1] Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 1–117.