Metarbela shimonii
Appearance
Metarbela shimonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Metarbela |
Species: | M. shimonii
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Binomial name | |
Metarbela shimonii Lehmann, 2008
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Metarbela shimonii is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kenya,[1] where it has been recorded from Gogoni Forest and Kaya Muhaka. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland coastal forests.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Shimoni Lehmann, the son of the author.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1]