Panau (moth) explained

Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.

Like most moths, the lifecycle of the Panau species would include egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, with each stage having adaptations that suit their survival and reproductive needs.

Species

• Panau adusta (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau borealis (Yakovlev, 2004)
• Panau bretschneideri (Yakovlev, 2013)
• Panau brunnescens (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau eichhorni (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau goliathi (Yakovlev, 2011)
• Panau princeps (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau quarlesi (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau speideli (Yakovlev, 2011)
• Panau stenoptera (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau variegata (Roepke, 1957)

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Indonesian panau (meaning a white spot on the skin).^[1]

References

• , 2004: New taxa of Cossidae from SE Asia. Atalanta 35(3-4): 369-382.
• , 2011: Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 66: 1-129.
• , 2013: Preliminary data on the Cossidae (Lepidoptera) for Arunachal-Pradesh State, North-East India, with a description of a new species. Euroasian Entomological Journal, 12 (1): 98-102.
• , 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.

External links

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF