Trabala Explained

Trabala is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae described by Francis Walker in 1856.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Palpi somewhat short and slight. Antennae with branches shorter in females than in males. Mid and hind tibia with a minute terminal pair of spurs. Forewings are broad, with rounded outer margin, where the cell is open. The stalk of veins 9 and 10 very long. Hindwings with open cell. Veins 6 and 7 arising very near the base. Accessory costal veinlets are absent.^[3]

Species

Some species of this genus are:^{[4] [5]}

• Trabala aethiopica (Strand, 1912) (from Congo/Eq.Guinea)
• Trabala bouraq Holloway, 1987 (from Brunei)
• Trabala burchardii (Dewitz, 1881) (from Angola/Cameroon/Kenya)
• Trabala charon Druce, 1910 (from Central Africa)
• Trabala ganesha Roepke, 1951 (from Sundaland)
• Trabala garuda Roepke, 1951 (from Borneo/Sumatra)
• Trabala gautama Roepke, 1951 (from Malaysia/Borneo/Sumatra)
• Trabala hantu Roepke, 1951 (from Borneo/Sumatra)
• Trabala irrorata Moore, 1884 (from Sundaland/Philippines)
• Trabala krishna Roepke, 1951 (from Sundaland)
• Trabala lambourni Bethune-Baker, 1911 (from Congo/Nigeria)
• Trabala pallida (Walker, 1855) (from Sundaland/China)
• Trabala prasinophena Tams, 1931 (from Congo)
• Trabala rotundapex Holloway, 1976 (from Borneo)
• Trabala shiva Roepke, 1951 (from Sundaland)
• Trabala sulphurea (Kollar, 1848) (from India)
• Trabala viridana Joicey & Talbot, 1917 (from Sumatra/Borneo/Malaysia)
• Trabala vishnou (Lefèbvre, 1827) (Oriental, India to Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trabala - Nomen.at - animals and plants. 2022-12-28. nomen.at.
2. Web site: Search. 2022-12-28. www.gbif.org. en.
3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I . Taylor and Francis . 1892 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

4. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Trabala Walker, 1856 . Afromoths . November 19, 2018.
5. Web site: Savela . Markku . Trabala Walker, 1856 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 5, 2017.