Perina nuda

Clearwing tussock moth
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Perina
Species:
P. nuda
Binomial name
Perina nuda
Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
  • Bombyx nuda Fabricius, 1787
  • Stilpnotia subtinca Walker, 1855
  • Perina basalis Walker, 1855
  • Euproctis combinata Walker, 1865
  • Perina pura Walker, 1869
  • Acanthopsyche ritsemae Heylaerts, 1881
  • Perina basalis Moore, 1878
  • Perina pura Swinhoe, 1923

Perina nuda, the clearwing tussock moth or banyan tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, southern China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Sundaland.

Description

Adults show striking sexual dimorphism. The caterpillar has a greyish head and flanks, with the broad black dorsum. Its setae are white. The pupa is bristly, piebald in dark grey and cream. The setae on each pupa is orange. The caterpillar is a minor pest on several banyan species such as Ficus benjamina, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus racemosa, Ficus pumila and Ficus religiosa, and also many crop plants like Artocarpus and Mangifera.

The species is associated with an RNA virus called Perina nuda virus.

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Perina nuda". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "スキバドクガ Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1878)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Perina Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Perina nuda (Fabricius)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Species Details: Iflavirus: Perina nuda virus ICTV". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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