''Beana'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1862.
Species
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Beana inconspicua''
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)(Papua New Guinea)
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Beana nitida''
Tams, 1924 (Thailand)
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Beana opala''
(Pagenstecher, 1900) (Papua New Guinea)
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Beana terminigera''
(Walker, 1858) (India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines)
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Beana umbrina''
Hampson, 1918 (Philippines)
References
Nolidae
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