Pangora
Pangora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. The genus was first described by Moore in 1879.
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Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka
Pangora | |
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Pangora distorta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
Genus: | Pangora Moore, 1879 |
Type species | |
Pangora distorta Moore, 1879[1] |
Description
Palpi not projecting beyond the frons. Antennae almost simple in both sexes. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewings are rather long and narrow.[2]
Species
- Pangora coorgensis (Hampson, 1916)
- Pangora distorta Moore, 1879
- Pangora erosa (Walker, 1855)
- Pangora matherana Moore, 1879
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Pangora Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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