Pirateolea argocyma (Fletcher D. S., 1961)
| FAMILY | Noctuidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Xyleninae |
| GENUS | Pirateolea |
| SPECIES | argocyma |
| AUTHOR | (Fletcher D. S., 1961) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Sciomesa argocyma sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, Nyamagasani Valley, xii.1934-i.1935, leg. D. R. Buxton. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | Transferred to Pirateolea by P. Moyal et al. (2010: 651). |
| PUBLICATION | Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. - Noctuidae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 1(7):177-323. |
| PAGINATION | 211-212, figs 44, 251-253 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Orientale | Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. - — 15(1):1-70, 14 pls; 2: 71-155, 14 pls. | 87 |
| Uganda | Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. - Noctuidae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 1(7):177-323. | 212 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Cyperaceae | Cyperus derailema | Uganda | Moyal P., Le Ru B., Conlong D., Cugala D., Defabachew B., Matama-Kauma T., Pallangyo B. & van den Berg J. 2010. Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden and Carelis Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). - Bulletin of Entomological Research 100(6):1-19. | 651 |
