Metarbela lornadepewae
Appearance
Metarbela lornadepewae | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Metarbela |
Species: | M. lornadepewae
|
Binomial name | |
Metarbela lornadepewae Lehmann, 2009
|
Metarbela lornadepewae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the Udzungwa Mountains. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane forests.
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Lorna Anne Depew.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: [1].