Panogena lingens
Panogena lingens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Panogena |
| Species: | P. lingens |
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It is similar, but much darker than Panogena jasmini. The abdomen has yellow lateral patches. The hindwing upperside is black at the extreme base.
The long-spurred Neobathiea grandidierana from Madagascar is pollinated by the long-tongued hawkmoth with the pollinaria deposited on the basal part of the proboscis of the moth.[3]
Subspecies
- Panogena lingens lingens (Madagascar)
- Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960 (Comoro Islands)
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- L. Aners Nilsson; Lars Johnsson; Lydia Ralison; Emile Randrianjohany (Dec 1987). "Angraecoid Orchids and Hawkmoths in Central Madagascar: Specialized Pollination Systems and Generalist Foragers". Biotropica. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 19 (4): 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628. JSTOR 2388628.
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