Pangora

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Pangora
Pangora distorta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Pangora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka

Description[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Pangora Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ 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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