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]

Sarbena
Adult female
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Domain: Eukaryota
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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Known species include:[1][3][4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sarbena". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bay, Nicky (19 January 2015). "Meet the Multi-Headed Caterpillar". Macro Photography by Nicky Bay. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ László, Gyula M.; Ronkay, Gabor; Witt, Thomas J. (20 December 2004). "New Species in the Genus Sarbena Walker, 1862" (PDF). Entomofauna. 25 (18): 281–296. ISSN 0250-4413. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Sarbena". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ Fischer, Heinz (29 December 2020). "Observations on the genus Sarbena Walker, 1862 in the Maldives with description by Heinz Fischer" (PDF). Atalanta (in German). 52 (1/2): 158–161. ISSN 0171-0079. Retrieved 25 January 2022.