Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Arctiini > Spilosomina > Pangora
Pangora matherana Moore, 1879
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- Early stages
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- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Pangora matherana
Pangora matherana rubelliana
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Pangora matherana Moore, 1879: Algae on rocks and tree trunks (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
A very variable species see note below:
"P. erosa has more white colour at the base of the forewing and the ground colour is a little bit different. Quite good figures of the females are in Seitz: Bombyces et Sphinges Indoaustraliens, Pl. 10/a." per comms Dr Karel Cerny
"P. erosa has more white colour at the base of the forewing and the ground colour is a little bit different. Quite good figures of the females are in Seitz: Bombyces et Sphinges Indoaustraliens, Pl. 10/a." per comms Dr Karel Cerny
References:
- Hampson, 1901, Catalogue Lepidoptera Phalaenae British Museum 3: pg. 362, f. 159
- http://www.insecta-web.org/cgi-bin/MWM/vk/dysplay_virt_koll.pl?id=547&fam=Arctiidae&t=t_entry [accessed 07 February 2017]
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Arctiini > Spilosomina > Pangora
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Pangora matherana Moore, 1879. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355966/Pangora-matherana
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