Pangora

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Pangora
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Pangora distorta
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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.

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Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka.jpg
Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka

Description

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

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References

  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.