Argyrophenga

Argyrophenga
Argyrophenga antipodum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subtribe:	Hypocystina
Genus:	Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1845
Species
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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

See also

• Butterflies of New Zealand

References

1. "Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1845" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms