Perina

Short description: Genus of moths

Perina

Male Perina nuda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Tribe:  | Leucomini
Genus:  | Perina
Walker, 1855
Synonyms[1]

* Bradytera Toxopeus, 1948

Perina is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. 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.[2]

## Species

The following species are included in the genus.[3]

* 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

1. ↑ Savela, Markku (October 5, 2014). "Perina Walker, 1855". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/perina/. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180068#page/5/mode/1up.
3. ↑ "Perina". http://eol.org/pages/64287/overview. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

* Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Lymantriidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Lymantriidae&sort=GENUS.

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