Argemma argyrosticta

Pearl-spotted forest sylph
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Argemma
Species:	A. argyrosticta
Binomial name
	Argemma argyrosticta; (Plötz, 1879)
Synonyms
	List Apaustus argyrosticta Plötz, 1879; Apaustus argyrospila Plötz, 1884; Ceratrichia guineensis ab. limbana Strand, 1913; Ceratrichia argyrosticta (Plötz, 1879);

Argemma argyrosticta, the pearl-spotted forest sylph, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Argemma argyrosticta argyrosticta - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic
Argemma argyrosticta enta Evans, 1947 - eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda

References

^ "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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[1] "Ceratrichia Butler, [1870]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae

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