Mangina syringa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Mangina
Species:
M. syringa
Binomial name
Mangina syringa
(Cramer, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena syringa Cramer, 1775
  • Bombyx crotolariae Fabricius, 1793
  • Argina syringa

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

  1. ↑ Mangina syringa overview on EOL.org
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Mangina syringa (Cramer, [1775])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ "Mangina syringa". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 24 July 2016.


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