Perina nuda explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 . Catalogue of Life . 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 . Academia.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1787) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 12 October 2018.
4. Web site: Perina nuda . Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 7 March 2018.
5. Web site: スキバドクガ Perina nuda (Fabricius, 1878) . Digital Moths of Japan. 7 March 2018.
6. Web site: Perina Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 7 March 2018.
7. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 7 March 2018.
8. Web site: Perina nuda (Fabricius) . ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources . 7 March 2018.
9. Web site: Species Details: Iflavirus: Perina nuda virus ICTV . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.