In 1973 D. E. Gaskin placed A. strophaea within the genus Culladia.[6] This placement is currently under debate and is regarded by some scientists as erroneous.[7] As a result, this species is also referred to as Argyria (s.l.) strophaea or alternatively by its original name despite the later also being regarded as erroneous.[8][9]
Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:
♂︎♀︎. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, partially yellowish-tinged, and sprinkled with dark grey. Palpi 4, grey, darker-sprinkled, whitish above and towards base beneath. Antennae ochreous-whitish, obscurely ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish irrorated with dark grey. Fore-wings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique, faintly waved; pale brassy-ochreous, suffusedly mixed with white, and irrorated with dark grey; subbasal line white, edged anteriorly with dark fuscous, angulated near costa, obsolete towards dorsum; first and second lines white, more or less edged with dark fuscous, first obtusely angulated above middle, second sinuate inwards towards dorsum, preceded on costa by a small dark fuscous spot; a small roundish dark fuscous spot in disc before middle; a narrow white transverse mark in disc beyond middle; a terminal series of dark fuscous lunulate marks: cilia whitish, with a fuscous subapical Hue, basal half barred with fuscous. Hind-wings grey, darker posteriorly; cilia as in fore-wings.[3]
Larvae of this species have been found in soil.[10] This species is on the wing in January.[5] Specimens of this species have been collected with mercury vapour light traps and 15watt UV light traps.[11][10]Alfred Philpott studied the male genitalia of this species in 1929.[12]
Host species and habitat
It frequents stony cuttings, often by roadsides, near forest habitat.[5]
^ abK., Curtis; H., Bowie, Michael; S., Barber, Keith; Stephane, Boyer; M., Marris, John W.; B., Patrick (2016). Assessing the invertebrate fauna trajectories in remediation sites of Winstone Aggregates Hunua quarry in Auckland. Christchurch: Lincoln University. p. 46. hdl:10182/7684. ISBN978-0-86476-417-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
