Pangora

Pangora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1879.

Pangora erosa from Sri Lanka

Pangora
Pangora distorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Spilosomina
Genus:	Pangora Moore, 1879
Type species
Pangora distorta Moore, 1879[1]

Description

Palpi not projecting beyond the frons. Antennae almost simple in both sexes. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewings are rather long and narrow.^[2]

Species

• Pangora coorgensis (Hampson, 1916)
• Pangora distorta Moore, 1879
• Pangora erosa (Walker, 1855)
• Pangora matherana Moore, 1879