Pterogonia nubes

Pterogonia nubes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pterogonia
Species:
P. nubes
Binomial name
Pterogonia nubes
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Craspedogonia nubes Hampson, 1893
  • Pterogonia nerissa Swinhoe, 1902
  • Pterogonia nubes Hampson; Kobes, 1997

Pterogonia nubes is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Description

Its forewings are dark reddish brown. A pale bluish-gray speckled streak is visible. Forewing margin of male is round and female is angled centrally.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Pterogonia nubes Hampson, 1893". 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 nubes Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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