Rabila


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 naked and without lashes. The proboscis is obsolete. Palpi porrect 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

Rabila albiviridis Hampson, 1916Rabila frontalis Walker, 1865