Pirgula Explained
The Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.[1] [2]
Species
Some species are:
- Pirgula atrinotata (Butler, 1897) Tanzania
- Pirgula delicata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula delosema Collenette, 1953 Rhodesia
- Pirgula gracillima (Holland, 1893)
- Pirgula jordani (Hering, 1926) Madagascar
- Pirgula melanoma Collenette, 1936 Madagascar
- Pirgula monopunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula octoguttata (Tessmann, 1921) Cameroons
- Pirgula polylopha Collenette, 1959 Madagascar
- Pirgula polyopha Collenette, 1959
- Pirgula quinquepunctata (Wichgraf, 1921) Tanzania
- Pirgula sexpunctata Griveaud, 1973 Madagascar
- Pirgula stictogonia Collenette, 1936 Angola
Notes and References
- Web site: Savela . Markku . May 14, 2011 . Pirgula Tessmann, 1921 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 5, 2020.
- Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Pirgula Tessmann, 1921 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . April 5, 2020.