Perina
| Perina | |
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| Perina nuda (male) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Leucomini |
| Genus: | Perina Walker, 1855 |
Perina is a genus of tussock moths in the Erebidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855 and is found in China, Sri Lanka and throughout India.
Description
In the male, the palpi are extremely minute. Antennae with long branches. Mid and hind tibia with minute terminal spur pairs. Forewings with extremely oblique outer margin. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 4 and 5 on a short stalk. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 9 to 10 are stalked, where veins 7 and 10 being off towards apex. Hindwings with veins 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 stalked and vein 6 absent.
In the female, the antennae have shorter branches. Forewings with the outer margin not so oblique. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 present and stalked with vein 7.[1]
Species
The following species are included in the genus.[2]
- Perina kalisi Collenette, 1949
- Perina lodra Moore, 1859
- Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787
- Perina psamma Collenette, 1933
- Perina pura Walker, 1869
- Perina sunda Holloway, 1999
References
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. I. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Perina". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- Lymantriidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum