Monda afra
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Monda afra Bethune-Baker, 1927
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Monda afra is a moth in the family Psychidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are black above vein two and the terminal area is more greyish and extends onto the termen, the rest of the wing is subhyaline (almost glass like) white. The hindwings are subhyaline white, slightly greyish next to the termen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Monda afra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Monda afra Bethune-Baker, 1927". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. (October 1, 1927). "Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Africa and the East". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20 (118): 321–334. doi:10.1080/00222932708655457. ISSN 0374-5481. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.