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.

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

Species

• Mabra elephantophila <small>Bänziger, 1985</small>
• Mabra eryxalis <small>(Walker, 1859)</small>
• Mabra fauculalis <small>Walker, 1859</small>
• Mabra fuscipennalis <small>Hampson, 1897</small>
• Mabra haematophaga <small>Bänziger, 1985</small>
• Mabra lacriphaga <small>Bänziger, 1985</small>
• Mabra metallescens <small>(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)</small>
• Mabra nigriscripta <small>Swinhoe, 1895</small>
• Mabra russoi <small>Schaus, 1940</small>

Former species

• Mabra charonialis <small>(Walker, 1859)</small>, now placed in Dolicharthria
• Mabra garzettalis <small>(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)</small>, now placed in Blepharomastix

References

• Crambidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum