Argemma aurea is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Argemma aurea
male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Argemma
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Argemma aurea
Synonyms
  • Ceratrichia guineensis Strand, 1913
  • Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910
  • Ceratrichia aurea ugandae Riley, 1925

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (November 4, 2018). "Ceratrichia aurea Druce, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae