Arbelodes albitorquata
| Arbelodes albitorquata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Arbelodes |
| Species: | A. albitorquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910) | |
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Arbelodes albitorquata is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. The habitat consists of Afromontane grassland-forests and grassland-thicket mosaics.
The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are buffy olive with a broad white postmedial and terminal band. The hindwings are deep olive-buff.[1]
References
- ↑ Lehmann, I., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates. Full article:
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