Perina nuda

Clearwing tussock moth
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

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.

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