Argidava is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
The List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British MuseumList of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London :Printed by order of the Trustees,1854-66, , p. 1548 describes a specimen as follows:
Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis stout. Palpi porrect, pilose, hardly extending beyond the head; third joint extremely short. Antennas moderately pectinated. Abdomen slightly compressed, not extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, elongate. Legs smooth, slender. Wings rather broad; exterior border hardly festooned. Fore wings acute; costa straight; exterior border slightly convex and oblique.
Species The Index of Scientific Names lists the following names:Index of Scientific Names Argidava irrorataA Catalogue of the Moths of India Argidava maculata Argidava punctata Butler Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum Argidava sparsularia, a subjective synonym of subviduata Meyrick 1892 Argidava subviduata Walker,
Argidava subviduata
The List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum describes a specimen as follows:
Male. Pale slaty cinereous. Head blackish brown in front. Wings very thinly and minutely black-speckled. Fore wings with the interior and submarginal lines composed of black dots; a black dot near the base, and a black elongated discal spot; marginal points black. Hind wings with some trace of the submarginal line of dots. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
a. Australia. From Mr. Damel's collection.
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