Neotogaria anguligera

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Neotogaria anguligera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Neotogaria
Species:
N. anguligera
Binomial name
Neotogaria anguligera
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Polyploca anguligeraHampson, 1893

Neotogaria anguligera is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in the Naga Hills of India.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are similar to Takapsestis orbicularis , but the double antemedial lines of the forewings are straighter and the double postmedial lines are highly angled outwards beyond the cell. Furthermore, the oblique streak from the apex is more prominent. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Polyploca anguligera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 183 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .