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Eschata chrysargyria Walker, 1865

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Eschata chrysargyria Walker, 1865
Name authority
Walker, 1865
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Eschata
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyPyraloidea
  8. familyCrambidae
  9. subfamilyCrambinae
  10. genusEschata Walker, 1856
  11. speciesEschata chrysargyria Walker, 1865

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Eschata. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eschata conspurcata Moore, 1888CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata isabella Bleszynski, 1965CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata minuta Wang & Sung, 1981CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata miranda Bleszynski, 1965CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata ochreipes Hampson, 1891CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata percandida Swinhoe, 1890CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eschata rembrandti Bleszynski, 1970CrambidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Eschata argentata Moore, 1888 Moore, 1888synonym
Eschata radiata Swinhoe, 1906 Swinhoe, 1906synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Walker, & Francis. (1865). List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. (32), (32), 323–706. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38916882Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3BGQ8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.