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Ortharbela sommerlattei

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Ortharbela sommerlattei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Ortharbela
Species:
O. sommerlattei
Binomial name
Ortharbela sommerlattei
Lehmann, 2008

Ortharbela sommerlattei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the East Usambara Mountains. The habitat consists of submontane forests.

The length of the forewings is about 7.9 mm.

Etymology

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The species is named for Dr Malte Walter Ludwig Sommerlatte.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ 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]