Pterogonia nubes

Pterogonia nubes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Pterogonia
Species:	P. nubes
Binomial name
	Pterogonia nubes; (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
	Craspedogonia nubes Hampson, 1893; Pterogonia nerissa Swinhoe, 1902; Pterogonia nubes Hampson; Kobes, 1997;

Pterogonia nubes is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Description

Its forewings are dark reddish brown. A pale bluish-gray speckled streak is visible. Forewing margin of male is round and female is angled centrally.[3]

References

"Species Details: Pterogonia nubes Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
"Pterogonia nubes Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Pterogonia nubes Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Pterogonia nubes Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.