About Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852)
Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852) has upturned palpi, where the second joint reaches the vertex of the head, is smoothly scaled, and the third joint is of moderate length. It has a short frontal tuft. Male antennae are fasciculate. The thorax and abdomen are smoothly scaled. The tibia are spineless and moderately hairy, and the first joint of the hind tarsi is fringed above. Forewings have a somewhat acute apex. In males, the hindwings have a short cell and a large oval depression beyond the cell; veins 6 and 7 are bent and approach vein 8, while veins 4 and 5 are depressed and run along vein 3 close to the wing margin.
The species has a wingspan of approximately 4 centimeters. Adult individuals have bright brown wings, each with a broad pale margin. Forewings bear a dark triangle at the tip, which has a purplish sheen. The caterpillar is humped, lacks tubercles, is brownish with grey dots, and has the first two pairs of prolegs reduced. The caterpillar's head ranges from pale pinkish to whitish, marked with dark lines. The pupa has a white bloom.
Caterpillars of this species are a serious pest of strawberries, and also feed on other plants in the genus Connarus. This moth occurs in tropical regions including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand, São Tomé, parts of Africa, and Australia.
