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Pterogonia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Similar
  
Tiracola plagiata, Siler cupreus, Stauropus, Silvanidae, Anthicidae

Pterogonia is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.

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Description

Palpi obliquely upturned and reaching above a sharp frontal tuft. Fore wings with straight costa. Outer margin angled at vein 3. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing to form an areole. The retinaculum is bar-shaped in male. Hind wings with vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to middle of cell. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

  • Pterogonia aurigutta (Walker, 1858)
  • Pterogonia cardinalis Holloway, 1976
  • Pterogonia cassidata Warren, 1916
  • Pterogonia episcopalis Swinhoe, 1891
  • Pterogonia nubes (Hampson, 1893)
  • References

    Pterogonia Wikipedia


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