Perata

Perata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Herminiinae
Genus:	Perata C. Swinhoe, 1919
Species:	P. curiosalis
Binomial name
Perata curiosalis (C. Swinhoe, 1905)
Synonyms
Adrapsa curiosalisC. Swinhoe, 1905

Perata is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Perata curiosalis, is known from the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe, the genus in 1919 and the species earlier in 1905. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Savela, Markku (February 18, 2012). "Perata Swinhoe, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Perata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 9, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Perata Swinhoe, 1919". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 9, 2020.