Salagena quentinlukei
Appearance
Salagena quentinlukei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Salagena |
Species: | S. quentinlukei
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Binomial name | |
Salagena quentinlukei Lehmann, 2008[1]
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Salagena quentinlukei is a moth in the family Cossidae. Named for Quentin Luke,[1] it is found in Tanzania and Kenya,[2] where it has been recorded from the Taita Hills. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane areas.
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lehmann, Ingo (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.
- ^ Afro Moths