Naarda | |
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Naarda xanthonephra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
Genus: | Naarda Walker, 1866 |
Type species | |
Naarda bisignata Walker, 1866 | |
Species | |
Multiple, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Naarda is a large genus of erebid moths currently encompassing 108 species. [1] [2] Initially identified by Francis Walker in 1866, [3] it is in the family Erebidae. [4] Somewhat ruddy in appearance, this genus is distinguishable for its generally slender thorax and abdomen, and straight, porrect labial palpi. Most species are a light tan color, but shading can reach as deep as a charcoal, with muddy yellow, conspicuous reniform, orbicular stigmata featured on the forewings, sometimes reflected bilaterally superior. (Though these may be significantly more minute and successively annular.)
The wingspan is between 19-22mm, dependent on the species. [5]
The rami of the antenna are, at the maximum of its width, 9-10 times longer than the axis of the antenna, and the apical segments lack the rami.
Aside from the elongated and easily recognizable porrect labial palpi of both sexes, (which are usually 5 times as long as the diameter of the eye, with the tertiary segment comparatively longer), and the relatively broad forewings with straight and even costa, substantial dissimilarity is present in the male sex. [6]
The most prominent autapomorphy is the uncus structure, which resembles the head of a long-billed bird. [7] The uncus has a large, rounded subbasal dorsal bulb bearing a small, acute frontal spine and a large group of long hairs standing apart, (in the likeness of a forelock), and a long, straight, atypically dilated rounded distal section. [7] [3]
Other recurrent traits of the clasping apparatus across the entirety of the Naarda genus include the substantially broad tegumen; the well-developed and stout transtilla; and the variably broad, generally triangular valvae. The entire structure resembles a flying bird. [7] [8]
The phallus is short, straight, and thick; the vesica is inflated and basally broad. In most species, the ductus ejaculatoris is directed forward in the axis of the phallus. The cornutus is variably large, and its texture resembles that of a sponge cake. [7]
Of the 108 known species, virtually the entirety have been discovered in Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, but a handful are in the northern Australian region. [7]
Countries where Naarda genus has been documented:
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Chorsia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
Hadennia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1885.
Hiaspis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.
Hypenagonia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. The adult moths have pale brown wings with a dark band across each wing. The wingspan of these moths is about 1 centimeter.
Lophomilia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Warren in 1913.
Progonia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1896.
Rhesala is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Stenoloba is an East Asian genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Staudinger in 1892.
Targalla is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
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Naarda egrettoides is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Balázs Tóth and László Aladár Ronkay in 2014. It is found in the mountains of northern Thailand.
Acidon nigrobasis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, and Borneo.
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Naarda leptosigna is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Balázs Tóth and László Aladár Ronkay in 2015. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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Sarbena is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae described by Francis Walker in 1862. They are found across Eastern, Southern, and South East Asia to the Solomon Islands. The caterpillars have white hairs and stack head capsules from past instars.
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