Mabra eryxalis

Mabra eryxalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mabra
Species: M. eryxalis
Binomial name
Mabra eryxalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Asopia eryxalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys velatalis Snellen, 1880
  • Streptobela crocobaphes Turner, 1937

Mabra eryxalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on the Chagos Archipelago and Sumatra, as well as in China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The forewings are yellow with several dark lines, as well as a dark smudge.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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