Argyresthia

Liu, Tengteng, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Argyresthiidae) from China, with descriptions of forty-three new species, Zootaxa 4292 (1), pp. 1-135 : 14

Key to subgenera of Argyresthia based on genitalia

1. Valva with neither a clump nor row of long, thick setae; phallus sometimes with several micro-denticles distally on outer surface, cornutus with strong denticles or many spines on distal part of long spine; signum with basal plate radialized posteriorly............................................................................................. Blastotere

- Valva with a clump or row of long, thick setae; phallus without micro-denticles on outer surface, cornutus without strong denticles or spines on distal part of long spine; signum with basal plate rarely radicalized....................... Argyresthia