Pterogonia Explained

Pterogonia is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae described by Swinhoe in 1891.

Description

Palpi obliquely upturned and reaching above a sharp frontal tuft. Forewings 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. Hindwings with vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to middle of cell. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.^[1]

Species

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

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . Pterogonia Swinhoe, 1891 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 22, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.