Naarda

Multiple, see text Naarda is a large genus of erebid moths which currently encompasses 108 species.

[4] Somewhat ruddy in appearance, this genus is primarily distinguishable for its generally slender thorax and abdomen, and straight, porrect labial palpi.

Aside from the elongated and easily recognizable porrect labial palpi of both sexes, (which are usually 5 times as long as the diameter of the eye, with the tertiary segment comparatively longer), and the relatively broad forewings with straight and even costa, substantial dissimilarity is present in the male sex.

[6] The most prominent autapomorphy is the uncus structure, which resembles the head of a long-billed bird.

[7] The uncus has a large, rounded subbasal dorsal bulb bearing a small, acute frontal spine and a large group of long hairs standing apart, (in the likeness of a forelock), and a long, straight, atypically dilated rounded distal section.

Uncus structure of the Naarda genus
Naarda xanthonephra profile
Male Naarda ardeola
Female Naarda ardeola
Naarda xanthonephra , circa 1910
Male Naarda egrettoides
Female Naarda egrettoides
Naarda moth of either the xanthopis or leucopis species. (These species are only distinguishable by analysis of the male genitalia.) Note the dark yellow elongated stomata reflected bilaterally on the forewings.
Male Naarda pocstamasi