Pterogonia episcopalis

Pterogonia episcopalis
	In the Western Ghats of India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Pterogonia
Species:	P. episcopalis
Binomial name
	Pterogonia episcopalis; (C. Swinhoe, 1891)

Pterogonia episcopalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891.[1] It has been described as being from the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Description

Pterogonia episcopalis's head and thorax are violaceous grey with a few brown scales. Its abdomen is pale brown with slight whitish segmental hues. The claspers are fringed with rufous hair. The ventral surface is whitish except towards the extremity of the species.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Pterogonia episcopalis Swinhoe, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Hampson, George Francis (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London: Printed by Order of the Trustees. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9243.

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[Savela-1] Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Pterogonia episcopalis Swinhoe, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[2] Hampson, George Francis (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London: Printed by Order of the Trustees. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9243.