''Beara'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 1866.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, and third joint rather long. Antennae minutely ciliated (haired) in male. Forewings with arched costa, acute apex and excurved outer margin. Vein 8 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 9 and 10 to form very minute areole. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4.
Species
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Beara achromatica''
Hampson, 1918
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Beara cornuta''
Holloway, 1982
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Beara dichromella''
Walker, 1866
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Beara falcata''
Holloway, 1982
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Beara nubiferella''
Walker, 1866
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Beara simplex''
Warren, 1912
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Beara tortriciformis''
(Strand, 1917)
References
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Chloephorinae
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