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Pterogonia
Sign in to savePterogonia is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae described by Swinhoe in 1891.
Species
The Cardinal Moth
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNolidae
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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.
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