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Mabra

Mabra is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It is placed in the tribe Portentomorphini of the subfamily Pyraustinae. The nine species of the genus are mainly distributed in tropical Asia, but M. metallescens and M. russoi are found in tropical Central and South America.

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Mabra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Mabra
Moore, 18851
Synonyms
  • Streptobela Turner, 1937
Mabra charonialis source ↗

Mabra is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It is placed in the tribe Portentomorphini of the subfamily Pyraustinae.2 The nine species of the genus are mainly distributed in tropical Asia, but M. metallescens and M. russoi are found in tropical Central and South America.1

The larval host plant is known for only one species, M. eryxalis, which feeds on Phyllanthus urinaria in the Phyllanthaceae family.3

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Former species

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References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2023). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. Matsui, Yuki; Mally, Richard; Kohama, Sari; Aoki, Itsuzai; Azuma, Masaaki; Naka, Hideshi (2022). "Molecular phylogenetics and tribal classification of Japanese Pyraustinae and Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 54: 77–106. doi:10.1163/1876312X-bja10037. S2CID 251511500.
  3. Tominaga, S. (2010). "Hostplants of three pyraustine species observed in Okinawa-jima Is., Okinawa Pref". Japan Heterocerists' Journal. 258. Tokyo: 189–191.