Argyrophenga

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Satyrini
Subtribus: Hypocystina
Genera: Argyrophenga
Species (3): A. antipodum – A. harrisi – A. janitae
Name

Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1845
Type species: Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845
Fixation: monotypy

References

Argyrophenga antipodum

Primary references

Doubleday, E. 1845. Descriptions of new or imperfectly described diurnal Lepidoptera Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16 (104): 176–182, (105): 232–236 and (106): 304–308. DOI: 10.1080/037454809495926 Paywall, DOI: 10.1080/037454809495945 Paywall and DOI: 10.1080/037454809496524 Paywall. Reference page. [first availability, see p. 307]

Additional references

Craw, R.C. 1978: Revision of genus Argyrophenga (Lepidoptera: Satyridae). New Zealand journal of zoology 5(4): 751–768. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1978.10423817 Open access. Reference page.

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
Argyrophenga harrisi Craw, 1978 – Harris's tussock
Argyrophenga janitae Craw, 1978 – Janita's tussock