Mangina argus - Sikkim Moth

Mangina argus

Place : Shantinagar, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:July 16, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Mangina argus

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim,

Date:November 24, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Animalia

Phylum:          Arthropoda

Class:              Insecta

Order:            Lepidoptera

Family:           Arctiidae

Genus:            Mangina

Species:           M. argus

Binomial name: Mangina argus (Kollar, [1847])

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Special feature: 

Adults are pink except the white spotted markings on forewing, each with small black spot. The hind wings are darker pink with black spots.