Ortharbela jurateae
| Ortharbela jurateae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Ortharbela |
| Species: | O. jurateae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ortharbela jurateae Lehmann, 2009
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Ortharbela jurateae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the Uluguru Mountains. The habitat consists of lowland and submontane miombo woodlands.
The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Dr Jurate De Prins.[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].