Neasura pellucida

Neasura pellucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Neasura
Species:	N. pellucida
Binomial name
	Neasura pellucida; de Joannis, 1928
Synonyms
	Neasura pellucida var. punctigerade Joannis, 1928;

Last updated April 27, 2019

Neasura pellucida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1928. It is found in Vietnam.^[1]

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Arctiinae are a large and diverse subfamily of moths, with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This group includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths, which usually have bright colours, footmen, which are usually much drabber, lichen moths, and wasp moths. Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name of this subfamily refers to this hairiness. Some species within the Arctiinae have the word “tussock” in their common name due to people misidentifying them as members of the Lymantriinae based on the characteristics of the larvae.

Joseph de Joannis was a French clergyman and amateur entomologist. De Joannis was the president of the Société entomologique de France in 1908 and 1916. His father Léon-Daniel de Joannis (1803–1868) was also an entomologist and an ichthyologist.

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neasura pellucida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neasura pellucida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.