Biology:Mangina syringa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Mangina |
| Species: | M. syringa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangina syringa (Cramer, 1775)[1]
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Mangina syringa is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found from southern India to western Bengali and Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
It differs from the much more widely distributed species Mangina argus in that the head, thorax and forewings are pale pinkish brown. Its spots are larger and more prominent, where those on the forewing being placed on clouded fuscous bands. The abdomen and hindwings are crimson. Its larva is purplish-grey with sparse hairs. A series of black dorsal transverse bands and lateral spots are present. Its head is red. The pupa is in a thin network cocoon.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Mangina syringa overview on EOL.org
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mangina syringa (Cramer, [1775)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/mangina/#syringa. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Mangina syringa". http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268838. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q13393242 entry
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