Pangora distorta

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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
Genus: Pangora
Species:
P. distorta
Binomial name
Pangora distorta
Moore, 1879
Synonyms
  • Pericallia ab. flaveolaRothschild, 1914

Pangora distorta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in the north-western Himalayas and Nepal. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pangora distorta Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.