Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Arctiini > Nyctemerina > Mangina
Mangina argus (Kollar, [1844]) – Crotalaria Podborer
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Mangina argus – Crotalaria Podborer
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Mangina argus (Kollar, [1844]) – Crotalaria Podborer: Crotalaria assamica, Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria pallida (Fabaceae) (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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Similiar species:
Mangina syringaCramer, 1775 - "Differs from argus in the head, thorax and fore wing being pale pinkish brown; the spots larger and more prominent, those on the fore wing being placed on clouded fuscous bands."
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Arctiini > Nyctemerina > Mangina
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Vaidya, A. 2021. Mangina argus (Kollar, [1844]) – Crotalaria Podborer. 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/63969/Mangina-argus
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