Perina nuda
Clearwing tussock moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Perina |
Species: | P. nuda
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Binomial name | |
Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787
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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]
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
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Male dorsal surface
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Female dorsal surface
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Live moth in side angle
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Antennae of male
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Pupa
References
- ^ "Species Details: Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Perina nuda". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "スキバドクガ Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1878)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Perina Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Perina nuda (Fabricius)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Iflavirus: Perina nuda virus ICTV". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links
- Semiochemicals of Perina nuda, the Clearwing tussock moth. The Pherobase.
Research articles
- The complete genome sequence of Perina nuda picorna-like virus, an insect-infecting RNA virus with a genome organization similar to that of the mammalian picornaviruses.
- Perina nuda virus
- Life history of the Perina nuda (Fabricius) and virus production of the infected pupae
- Continuous Cell line from Pupal Ovary of Perina nuda (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) That Is Permissive to Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus from P. nuda
- A Perina nuda cell line (NTU-Pn-HF) from pupal ovary that is persistently infected with a picorna-like virus (PnPV)
- Characterization of a multiple-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus isolated from Perina nuda (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae
- The 5′ untranslated region of Perina nuda virus (PnV) possesses a strong internal translation activity in baculovirus-infected insect cells