Genus Pernattia D.S. Fletcher, 1982
- Pernattia Fletcher, D.S. in Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1982. Bombycoidea, Castnioidea, Cossoidea, Mimallonoidea, Sesioidea, Sphingoidea, Zygaenoidea. In, Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 4 xiv+192 pp., frontispiece. [123] [replacement name].
- Perna Walker, F. 1855. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 5: 977-1257 [1104 (key), 1127] [nec Retzius, 1788].
Type species:
Bombyx exposita Lewin, 1805 by subsequent designation, see Turner, A.J. 1911. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 59-135 [85].
General References
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [255] (Note #453: Pernattia Fletcher, 1982. When Pernattia Fletcher and Voracia van Eecke, 1931 are studied in detail it is possible that they may be merged into one genus. Both have similar venation and larvae which feed on Casuarina)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |