Pterogonia aurigutta

Pterogonia aurigutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pterogonia
Species:	P. aurigutta
Binomial name
	Pterogonia aurigutta; (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
	Thalatta auriguttaWalker, 1858; Doranaga striaturaMoore, 1887; Pterognia[ sic ]irrorataDudgeon, 1905; Pterogonia auriguttaWalker; Kobes, 1997;

Last updated October 19, 2025

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

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

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[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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Pterogonia aurigutta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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