Rabila
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Rabila is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The genus once thought to endemic to Sri Lanka, but species now found from South India and few African countries.
Description
Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is obsolete. Palpi porrect (extending forward) and evenly scaled. Third joint long and frons with a rounded corneous projection. Antennae of male simple with short branches. Thorax and abdomen without tufts and tibia lack spines. Neuration normal. Forewings with produced and rounded apex, where the outer angle slightly hooked.[1]
Species
- Rabila albiviridis Hampson, 1916
- Rabila frontalis Walker, 1865
References
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Savela, Markku. "Rabila Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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