''Rabila'' is a
genus of
moths of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
erected by
Francis Walker in 1865. The genus was once thought to endemic to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, but species have been 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 The proboscis is obsolete.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.
Species
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Rabila albiviridis
''Rabila'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The genus was once thought to endemic to Sri Lanka, but species have been found from South India and few African countries.
Description
Its eyes are na ...
''
Hampson, 1916
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Rabila frontalis
''Rabila frontalis'', the red bollworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Its larval food plant is cotton. Larvae are ...
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Walker, 1865
References
Hadeninae
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