Pterogonia episcopalis

Species of moth

Pterogonia episcopalis

In the Western Ghats of India
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Genus:  | Pterogonia
Species:  |

P. episcopalis

Binomial name
Pterogonia episcopalis

(C. Swinhoe, 1891)

Pterogonia episcopalis is a species of moth in the family Nolidae that was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891.[1] It is found on the Indian subcontinent.[1]

## Description

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Pterogonia episcopalis's head and thorax are violaceous grey with a few brown scales. Its abdomen is pale brown with slight whitish segmental hues. The claspers are fringed with rufous hair. The ventral surface is whitish except towards the extremity of the species.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Pterogonia episcopalis Swinhoe, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
2. ^ Hampson, George Francis (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London: Printed by Order of the Trustees. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9243.

Taxon identifiers

Pterogonia episcopalis|

* Wikidata: Q13491493
* Wikispecies: Pterogonia episcopalis
* CoL: 4PWRQ
* EoL: 554335
* GBIF: 1801405
* iNaturalist: 121916
* Insecta.pro: 92867
* IRMNG: 10723154
* LepIndex: 276431
* Open Tree of Life: 3175861

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