Nassinia

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Nassinia
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Nassinia caffraria caffraria, South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nassinia
D. S. Fletcher, 1979

Nassinia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. [1]

Some of the species are known to be partially diurnal, possibly as an adaptation for mate selection. [2] Several such species are aposematic and their males are often active by day, but retain the bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae of their strictly nocturnal relatives. Either sex may be found at light traps at night. [2]

Their food plants seem to be poorly known. [2]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Nassinia: [3] [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Nassinia Fletcher, 1979" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Staude, H. S. (2008). "What happens when species of nocturnal Lepidoptera make the transition to a diurnal lifestyle, and why do they do it? Moths 'n things #2" (PDF). Metamorphosis. 19 (1): 33. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "GBIF, Nassinia" . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  4. Rajaei, H.; Hausmann, A.; Scoble, M.; Wanke, D.; et al. (2024). "Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae". doi: 10.48580/dg9ld-9mhh . Retrieved 2024-11-28.