Pterogonia aurigutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Pterogonia
Species:
P. aurigutta
Binomial name
Pterogonia aurigutta
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Thalatta aurigutta Walker, 1858
  • Doranaga striatura Moore, 1887
  • Pterognia [sic] irrorata Dudgeon, 1905
  • Pterogonia aurigutta Walker; Kobes, 1997

Pterogonia aurigutta is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in Sundaland, Singapore, Thailand, the Andaman Islands and Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

It has pale reddish-brown forewings. An angled, dark postmedial fascia is visible. A pale discal spot is found in females.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Pterogonia aurigutta Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ "Pterogonia aurigutta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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