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| Genus: | Argidava Walker, [1863]
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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 Museum[1] 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.