Panau (moth)

Panau
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Subfamily:	Zeuzerinae
Genus:	Panau Schoorl, 1990

Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.

Like most moths, the lifecycle of the Panau species would include egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, with each stage having adaptations that suit their survival and reproductive needs.

Species

• Panau adusta (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau borealis (Yakovlev, 2004)
• Panau bretschneideri (Yakovlev, 2013)
• Panau brunnescens (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau eichhorni (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau goliathi (Yakovlev, 2011)
• Panau princeps (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau quarlesi (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau speideli (Yakovlev, 2011)
• Panau stenoptera (Roepke, 1957)
• Panau variegata (Roepke, 1957)

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Indonesian panau (meaning a white spot on the skin).

References

• Yakovlev, R.V., 2004: New taxa of Cossidae from SE Asia. Atalanta 35(3-4): 369-382.
• Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 66: 1-129.
• Yakovlev, R.V., 2013: Preliminary data on the Cossidae (Lepidoptera) for Arunachal-Pradesh State, North-East India, with a description of a new species. Euroasian Entomological Journal, 12 (1): 98-102.
• Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.

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