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]

Mabra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Mabra
Moore, 1885[1]
Synonyms
  • Streptobela Turner, 1937

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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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.