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Pirgula
Sign in to saveThe Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.
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The Pirgula is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Tessmann in 1921.
==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
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