Biology:Pterogonia episcopalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pterogonia episcopalis | |
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| In the Western Ghats of India | |
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| Species: | P. episcopalis
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| Pterogonia episcopalis (C. Swinhoe, 1891)
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Pterogonia episcopalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891.[1] It has been described as being from the Indian subcontinent.[1]
Description
Pterogonia episcopalis's head and thorax are violaceous grey with a few brown scales. Its abdomen is pale brown with slight whitish segmental hues. The claspers are fringed with rufous hair. The ventral surface is whitish except towards the extremity of the species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Pterogonia episcopalis Swinhoe, 1891". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/nolidae/westermanniinae/pterogonia/#episcopalis.
- ↑ Hampson, George Francis (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London: Printed by Order of the Trustees. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9243.
Wikidata ☰ Q13491493 entry
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