Sarbena
Genus of moths
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Sarbena is a genus of moths in the family Nolidae described by Francis Walker in 1862. They are found across Eastern, Southern, and South East Asia to the Solomon Islands.[1] The caterpillars have white hairs and stack head capsules from past instars.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinae |
| Genus: | Sarbena Walker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Sarbena lignifera Walker, 1862 | |
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Species
Known species include:[1][3][4][5]
- Sarbena hollowayi László, Ronkay & Witt, 2004 Assam, Thailand, N.Vietnam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Celebes, Seram, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
- Sarbena inouei László, Ronkay & Witt, 2004 Philippines (Cebu Island, Balabac, Mindoro)
- Sarbena ketipati László, Ronkay & Witt, 2004 Bali
- Sarbena lignifera Walker, 1862 Ceylon, Borneo, Sumatra, Bhutan, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines
- Sarbena mulaka Fischer, 2020 Maldives
- Sarbena sumatrana László, Ronkay & Witt, 2004 Sumatra
- Sarbena ustipennis (Hampson, 1895) Bhutan, Ceylon, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan
