Pterogonia

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

• Savela, Markku. "Pterogonia Swinhoe, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterogonia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.