Pterogonia cardinalis Holloway, 1976
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Pterogonia cardinalis
(Photo: courtesy of Roger Kendrick)

The adult moths of this species are brown with a white triangular spot halfway along the costa of each forewing.

This species is found over south-east Asia, including

  • Hong Kong, and
  • Taiwan,
    and in Australia in:
  • Queenland.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 25.

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    (updated 19 October 2010)