Perina nuda

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.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] to southern China[3] Hong Kong, Thailand[4] and Sundaland.[5]

Clearwing tussock moth
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

Description

Adults show striking sexual dimorphism. The caterpillar has a greyish head and flanks, with the broad black dorsum. Setae are white. Pupa is bristly, piebald in dark grey and cream. Setae in pupa orange.[6] The caterpillar is a minor pest on several banyan species such as Ficus benjamina, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus racemosa, Ficus pumila and Ficus religiosa.[7] and also many crop plants like Artocarpus and Mangifera.[8]

The species is associated with an RNA virus called Perina nuda virus.[9]

Images
  • Male dorsal surface
  • Female dorsal surface
  • Live moth in side angle
  • Antennae of male
  • Pupa

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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