# Pangora

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***Pangora*** is a genus of [moths](/source/Moth) in the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae) from [Nepal](/source/Nepal), [India](/source/India) and [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). The genus was erected by [Frederic Moore](/source/Frederic_Moore) in 1879.

## 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](/source/Pangora_coorgensis)* (Hampson, 1916)
- *[Pangora distorta](/source/Pangora_distorta)* Moore, 1879
- *[Pangora erosa](/source/Pangora_erosa)* (Walker, 1855)
- *[Pangora matherana](/source/Pangora_matherana)* Moore, 1879

## References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.). ["*Pangora* Moore, 1879"](http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/pangora/). *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). [*The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II*](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up). Taylor and Francis. – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

## External links

- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). ["*Pangora* Moore, 1879"](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=21229.0). *Butterflies and Moths of the World*. [Natural History Museum, London](/source/Natural_History_Museum,_London). Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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